Pancreatic fistulas occur most commonly after pancreatic surgery, especially distal pancreatectomy. A pancreatic fistula complicating resection of a colon cancer suggests either laceration of the ...

FOR many years the general principles of surgical procedure in the management of carcinoma of the colon have been recognized and practiced. The results of treatment are now available, and the ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

A 66-year-old man with a history of metastatic rectal carcinoma was admitted due to fecaluria, increasing constipation, and abdominal pain. A computed tomographic (CT) scan with contrast enema showed ...

A loop colostomy is a procedure that enables a person to pass stool when their bowel is not functioning correctly. It involves surgeons opening up a loop of the colon through the stomach to form a ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a name used to describe a group of disorders created by chronic inflammation of different parts of the intestine. The most common forms of IBD include Ulcerative ...