Congenital colonic stenosis (CCS) is an extremely rare cause of large bowel obstruction in early infancy. Only 35 cases of CCS have been reported in literature to date. CCS often causes a diagnostic ...

The ascending colon is on the right side of the abdomen and starts at the cecum. It absorbs water and nutrients from partially digested food and turns it into stool. In this article, learn more about ...

A sigmoidoscopy is a type of endoscopy, a procedure that doctors use to look at different areas inside the body. A sigmoidoscopy involves using a flexible tube with a camera and light attached to ...

A specialist doctor or nurse (endoscopist) uses a flexible sigmoidoscope for this test. This is a thin, flexible tube that has a small light and a camera at one end. You may also hear it called an ...

A wide range of etiologies and pathogenic mechanisms underlie colitis. This Review provides an overview of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, histopathology, and clinical characteristics of ...

A total proctocolectomy is surgical removal of the colon, rectum, and anus. Your surgeon will perform it while you’re under general anesthesia. Surgeons typically perform a total proctocolectomy for ...

Abstract: The lack of a potential field model capable of providing accurate representations of objects of arbitrary shapes is considered one major limitation in applying the artificial potential field ...

Hirschsprung disease (HSCR, aganglionic megacolon) is the main genetic cause of functional intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 1/5000 live births. This developmental disorder is a ...

This third section of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) Consensus on the management of Crohn’s disease concerns postoperative recurrence, fistulating disease, paediatrics, pregnancy ...

Ultra-low rectal cancer (defined as a tumor located within 5 cm from the anal verge) poses unique challenges owing to its distinctive anatomical location, necessitating an optimal balance between ...

In this minimally invasive test, a doctor inserts a thin, flexible tube with a camera and light on the end (endoscope) into the rectum to examine the lower part of your colon (the sigmoid colon). With ...

5 Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA Objectives We examined the role of discharge instructions in postoperative recovery for patients undergoing ...