Surgical management was more likely to be performed in younger patients and patients with small intestinal obstruction. Segmental colectomy was the most frequent type of surgery. Half of the ...

Eddy Merckx successfully underwent emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction in late March, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. The Belgian has since returned home after a short spell at the ...

A NEW method for detecting bowel cancer is more than 90 per cent accurate at predicting which higher risk people will develop ...

If a fixed intestine becomes twisted, it can lead to an obstruction. Bowel obstructions caused by adhesions can get better without surgery but still require medical attention. You may require the ...

You might have surgery if advanced bowel cancer blocks your bowel and causes symptoms of bowel obstruction. Sometimes you can have surgery to remove cancer that has spread to your liver or lungs. It’s ...

University President Jonathan Levin ’94 underwent treatment this weekend at Stanford Hospital to address an intestinal blockage ... Saturday night,” required surgery. The procedure was ...

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy ... The location and extent of the disease Your general health Whether you have scar tissue in the area from previous surgery Your doctor's expertise and ...

Prolonged constipation can result in an intestinal obstruction or blockage ... Either condition may require surgery. A person may also need surgery when constipation results from a structural ...

The department of surgery is a referral center for ... Data on endoscopic management of obstruction included information on bowel cleansing, end point of colonoscopy, number and type of findings ...