The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease.

Your doctor's expertise and experience. Sometimes a laparoscopic surgery has to be changed to an open resection during the surgery. Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or ...

Using data from the National Cancer Database, investigators assess the prevalence of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries across facilities as well as associated trends.

Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon and rectal cancers. Those are two different parts of the lower digestive tract, and different cancers can also mean different treatments.

Our surgeons have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedures to treat gastrointestinal cancers, including cancers of the stomach, small intestine, ...

This story has been updated to correct Bryce Ramsey’s place of origin. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A colon cancer survivor credits ...

The following is a summary of “Impact of Prenatal Repair for Fetal Myelomeningocele on Gastrointestinal Function,” published ...

Janice Rafferty, Chief of Colorectal Surgery at The Christ Hospital ... compared to nearly ten days with standard open procedures. These patients also experience less blood loss, require fewer ...

Devlynn Cyr, 38, thought she was having colon surgery but woke up to learn she had undergone a hysterectomy due to discovery of stage 3 cancer Courtesy of Devlynn Cyr When Devlynn Cyr went into ...