When the sigmoid colon and mesentery (the tissues that attach ... perforation (holes in the bowel), or infection, which can ...

A team of doctors at CK Birla Hospital, Gurugram, successfully performed a complex surgery on a 34-year-old woman suffering ...

Credit: Getty Images The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons outlines guidance on preventing surgical site infections during colorectal operations. The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Doctors can provide alternative forms of screening for colon and rectal cancer but sometimes ... cases globally are linked to four common infections, according to researchers.

In addition, the questionable finding of wall thickening in the sigmoid colon remained unchanged ... which are potential ports of entry for bacterial infections. Indeed, infections caused by ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...

And certain chronic viral infections can lead to liver cancer. Infections like these account for an estimated 13 percent of all cancer cases globally, according to a new report published Wednesday ...

In short, diverticulitis is a condition where little pockets come off of the colon and become infected ... The first signs of the infection include an extreme pain in the lower left side of ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in the urinary system. This is the system that makes and stores urine and carries it out of your body. An infection can happen when bacteria get ...

WebMD takes you on a visual tour through the ear, helping you understand the causes of childhood ear infections and how they are diagnosed and treated. What’s that? I can’t hear you.

Although nicotine appears to be the beneficial ingredient, the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. As the cause of ulcerative colitis remains unknown there is much opportunity for ...

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal ...