New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Three physicians recently completed the first robotic-assisted colon resection surgeries at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based Berkeley Medical Center. 1. Jason Turner, MD, Robert Cicchino, DO, and Zachary ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that although recruiting issues still exist, ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery. Carla Prado, a researcher in the University of ...

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Preparing for surgery can often be nerve-racking, and scheduling one in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic can heighten that anxiety more than usual. For Geneva resident Shelley Kupetis, delaying her ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Marco von Strauss und Torney, MD, of St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a secondary cohort analysis of 13,861 patients in Switzerland and 5,129 ...