Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Q I was diagnosed with diverticulitis, which caused a bowel perforation. I had a sigmoidectomy, no problem, and a resection. Now I’m dealing with constant and urgent diarrhea, as well as some cramping ...

Background Anastomotic leakage (AL) is still the most annoying postsurgery complication after colorectal resection due to its serious complications up to death. Limited data were available regarding ...

A sigmoid septum occurs when part of the heart muscle expands and blocks a pathway blood uses to leave the heart’s left side. It often does not cause symptoms and has links to aging. The heart ...

A phase III randomized clinical trial evaluating perioperative therapy (neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy) in locally advanced gallbladder cancers (POLCAGB). This is an ASCO Meeting ...

SHANGHAI, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JediCare Medical Technology Co., Ltd. a Shanghai, China based company ("the Company"), jointly with West China Hospital of Sichuan University, recently ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We believe that these results are quite powerful and informative,” Christopher Seder, MD, thoracic surgeon at ...

Out of the blue a few days before Christmas, Beth Grenham started experiencing agonizing stomach pain. It was worse than what she went through while giving birth without anesthesia, she says, and so ...

ORLANDO -- A considerable amount of variability exists in surgical management of ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn's disease (CD), according to a recent meta-analysis. Findings from six studies revealed ...

There is a need for standardized guidelines in surgically managing ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn disease. Surgical management of ileosigmoid fistulas in Crohn disease (CD) varies significantly, ...