The researchers behind a new Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial have suggested that giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery can reduce the risk of disease recurrence by more ...
A short course of immunotherapy given before surgery eliminated detectable colon cancer in a majority of patients whose ...
An increased serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH]D) is independently associated with a lower risk for bowel resection with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published ...
Robotic surgery offers significant benefits over laparoscopic procedures for many patients undergoing colectomies for colon cancer, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center. They also ...
A. Proximal bowel division is performed using linear stapler (The black arrow marks the resection line). B. The rectal specimen is everted out of the body transanally. C. The distal rectal resection ...