A national audit of total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis finds low 30 day mortality and a rise in laparoscopic ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Surgery should be a last resort for people ...

When Wanda Cook went to Houston Northwest Medical Center last March to have a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy, she had no idea she would be the first at the hospital to receive the new ...

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

New York, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "BRIC Colectomy Procedures Outlook to 2025" - https://www ...

AUSTIN -- Fewer colectomies are being performed among newly hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis in the era of modern biologics, according to an analysis of 2009-2017 data. Among patients at ...

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 ...

Laparoscopic colectomy is an underused procedure for the treatment of colovesical fistulas despite the fact that this technique is associated with better outcomes including lower mortality, lower ...

A new clinical practice update outlines a stepwise approach to diagnosing and managing refractory constipation before ...

New York, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "EU5 Colectomy Procedures Outlook to 2025" - https://www.reportlinker ...

Chronic constipation affects 8–12% of Americans. While most patients improve with conventional treatments, a small but ...