Caecal cancer and ascending colon cancer had slower rates of metastasis to main nodes compared with transverse colon cancer. Routine prophylactic extended lymphadenectomy for the superior mesenteric ...

An ARCAD database nomogram for prognostic prediction of treatment refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This ...

Read at the annual meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Portland, Maine, September 11, 1931.

Colostomy procedures can help with managing several conditions, including diverticulitis and colon cancer. There are four main types, each suited to different scenarios. A colostomy is a type of ...

The colon is part of the digestive system. It helps the body absorb water and nutrients from food before excreting the waste. It is made up of muscle and located just below the stomach. People ...