Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

Surgery may be an option to manage ulcerative colitis when treatment with medication and lifestyle changes isn’t effective, ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

With the recent passing of "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, awareness of colorectal cancer is on the rise and the doctors at Houston Colon want to offer preventative advice. "Screening for colon ...

Simply chewing gum after colon surgery can reduce recovery time and shorten hospital stays, a review of research shows. It could also save more than $100 million in health care spending annually, ...

Department of Surgery PGY3 Resident Frank Gleason, M.D., was recently featured in the Annals of Surgery for his article, “Early Elective Surgery After Colon Cancer Diagnosis has Higher Risk of ...

WASHINGTON — A medical robot recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used in a first-of-its-kind worldwide colon and rectal surgery at George Washington Hospital — performed ...

The surgeon sits at a computer console that looks a little like Pixar’s WALL-E. After placing his thumbs and index fingers in grips, he makes small motions to cut or cauterize or stitch, while ...

A man was rushed into emergency surgery after his colon 'spontaneously' exploded out of his abdomen following a common surgery. The 83-year-old suffered a 'spontaneous evisceration' of his small ...