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 ...

Initial results of the CLASICC trial have recently been presented in the Lancet by Guillou and co-workers. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection with those of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A year after colon resection for inflammatory bowel disease, I am still having two or three uncontrollable loose movements a day. I take an anti-diarrhea medication, but it does not ...

Kingwood Medical Center, an HCA Affiliated Hospital, announced its chief of staff, Kent Kossoy, M.D. has successfully performed the first colon resection da Vinci surgery to treat colon cancer in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The majority of patients who undergo colon resection at arguably smaller, less sophisticated nonteaching hospitals may be making a wise choice, according to a new study revealing that patients are ...

I was living a normal 29-year-old life. I thought my symptoms were no big deal, until they started happening more ...