Surgery to remove the left side of the colon is called a left hemi colectomy. Removing the right side of the bowel is called a right hemi colectomy. Removing the sigmoid part of the bowel (sigmoid ...

Summerville Medical Center recently marked a major milestone in its minimally invasive robotic surgery program, performing ...

We recorded 644 patients with obstruction of any type, which was managed non-conservatively (with surgery alone or colonoscopy ... patient underwent successful sigmoid volvulus derotation.