This procedure involves removing a portion of the large intestine and creating an ileostomy to redirect human waste. People will likely need to adjust their diet after surgery. People with colon ...

Surgical techniques Colorectal surgery may employ many different techniques, such as colectomy, stricture-plasty, lateral internal sphincterotomy, ligation, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, ...

Genome-wide association study for germline prognostic markers in colorectal cancer. Use of a prognostic (prog) gene index and nodal status to identify a subset of stage II and III colon cancer ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are both forms of ostomy surgery. Although they are similar, ileostomies and colostomies involve different parts of the bowel. Ostomy surgery, or bowel diversion, is a ...

Abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation are common symptoms of bowel obstruction. Partial bowel obstruction symptoms may come and go for days or weeks before worsening. Intussusception in children ...