A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is calling for greater caution before surgery is ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

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 ...

Approximately 15% of patients with ulcerative colitis develop an acute attack of severe colitis, and 30% of these patients require colectomy. Severe ulcerative colitis is therefore considered a ...