It’s the most common complication of Crohn’s disease of the small intestine, but can have many other causes. If nothing is able to pass through your intestines, you may need surgery to relieve ...

People who require emergency bowel obstruction surgery tend to have a relatively high chance of death or complications either during surgery or shortly after. About 5% to 30% of people with small ...

Laparoscopy for bowel resection usually involves 3 to 6 very small incisions instead of one large one ... These include: The location and extent of the disease Your general health Whether you have ...

Diagnosis High-output stoma with malabsorption as a consequence of repeated small-bowel surgery. Management The patient was treated with oral hypotonic fluid restriction (0.5 l/day), 2 l of oral ...

A man urged over-50s to take bowel cancer screening tests following his own diagnosis and successful treatment. Stephen Ball, ...

Restorative Proctocolectomy. Also known as ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), is the most common surgery for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis. In this procedure, both the colon and rectum are ...

General surgeons are surgical specialists who care for patients needing surgery on the abdomen, skin, breast, soft tissues, or endocrine system, which includes the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, ...