Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons successfully split a deceased donor’s liver to give to two transplant recipients. One recipient, a man ...

Meta analysis in obese colorectal cancer patients found robotic assisted surgery modestly reduced hospital stay versus ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Doctors at The Christ Hospital are now utilizing robotic surgery for colon cancer resections, a method that has shown to significantly improve healing and recovery times. Dr.

Comfort nursing combined with targeted operating room care improves recovery, reduces pain, and increases satisfaction in colorectal cancer laparoscopic surgery patients. The dual nursing approach ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Sponsored FOY Procedure Helps Scuba Diver Conquer Complex Colon Polyps and Dive Again Sunil Amin, M.D., a gastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System ...

Colonic stent placement as a bridge to surgery shows similar survival to emergency resection while reducing stoma rates in obstructive colorectal cancer.

Robotic surgery is reshaping modern medicine. A combination of robotics and advanced imaging technologies allows surgeons to ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., but with early detection and timely intervention, outcomes can improve significantly. Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, offers ...

Colorectal cancer can cause bleeding from polyps in the digestive tract. This can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Oral and intravenous iron may help, but there may be some risks. Persistent bleeding ...