Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

This bowel-saving surgery is nothing to sneeze at. Surgeons have successfully placed part of a Florida man’s colon back into his body after it fell out following a forceful sneeze. The 63-year-old was ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

An anastomosis from colon surgery can take several weeks to fully heal. Checking in with your care team is important, as problems such as anastomotic leakage need immediate attention. If a section of ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned colorectal surgeon Steven Wexner, MD, has joined MedStar Health as physician executive director and system chief of Colorectal Surgery. Dr.

Almost every person in the UK fails to eat enough fibre—a key factor in rising bowel cancer risk in young people—a concerned surgeon has said today. Under NHS guidance, adults should consume at least ...

Newswatch 16's Justin Gick spoke with a surgeon about the most common colon and rectal conditions in this Healthwatch 16.

Is bowel preparation necessary for the preoperative preparation of patients undergoing large bowel surgery? The authors reviewed 14 randomized trials (N = 4859) comparing mechanical with no mechanical ...