A team-based procedure for removing difficult or large precancerous colon polyps is effective and eliminates the need to take out part of a person's colon to reduce their cancer risk, a small clinical ...

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy (LACP) may be an effective alternative to laparoscopic hemicolectomy (LHC) for difficult-to-remove polyps in the right colon, ...

Most people who undergo gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, experience no long-lasting symptoms after the procedure. But some people continue to have digestive symptoms after surgery, sometimes ...

For example, if a patient has ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease that is not well controlled with medication, or if a colonoscopy shows precancerous lesions, a doctor may recommend a total or ...

A new UCLA Health study found that taking an 8-strain probiotic daily may reduce the risk of pouchitis, a common inflammatory condition that occurs after colon removal surgery for ulcerative colitis, ...

A runner was going to the toilet 40 times a day, ended up malnourished and her brain was “shutting down” before had emergency bowel removal surgery. Charlie Ryan, 37, says she had a “minefield” of gut ...

Experts say GLP-1 drugs can sometimes slow the gastrointestinal tract too much. If patients experience severe side effects, it is urgent that they see a doctor. The 62-year-old woman was prescribed ...

SEATTLE, WA, US, November 3, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Suit filed: UW surgeons couldn’t locate appendix and removed bowel instead. On November 2, 2023, George and ...

Living with irritable bowel syndrome can often feel like a delicate balance between food and fear. One day, a simple meal ...

A young teenage boy in New Zealand needed emergency surgery and lost part of his bowel after swallowing more than 80 small, ...

Share on Pinterest A woman is suing the maker of Ozempic, claiming severe side effects from the weight loss drug resulted in the death of a portion of her large intestine. Jens Kalaene/Picture ...