Angiodysplasia of the colon refers to swollen blood vessels in the colon that may weaken and rupture, resulting in bleeding and lesions. Angiodysplasia may lead to various complications. However, it ...

Ischemic colitis is the most common type of blood flow blockage in your intestines. Most cases are mild, but serious complications are possible. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) You ...

The splenic flexure is a part of your colon, or your large intestine, where it bends near your spleen, an organ that mainly filters your blood. It's also the place where many blood vessels come ...

A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that a hereditary colon cancer syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), is associated with abnormally dense blood vessel growth in the skin ...

A study performed at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine(IRB Barcelona)and published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates that inhibition of the p38 protein boosts the formation of ...

An ARCAD database nomogram for prognostic prediction of treatment refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This ...

The colon is part of the digestive system. It helps the body absorb water and nutrients from food before excreting the waste. It is made up of muscle and located just below the stomach. People ...

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