An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

A 55-year-old police officer was successfully treated at a Mumbai hospital after laparoscopic surgery uncovered a hidden ...

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation. Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) may ...

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic lavage leads to worse outcomes than primary resection in patients with perforated diverticulitis, according to a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of ...

The insertion of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) has been proposed as an alternative to emergent surgery (ES) for obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to evaluate the perioperative and ...

Colon cancer can cause complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatments for colon cancer, such as surgery or chemotherapy, can also cause complications. Colon ...