The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine ... so Cunningham performed a follow-up surgery two days later and removed about 14 inches of her colon to shorten and tighten it.

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Chioma Ndubisi, MD Bowel endometriosis is when endometrium tissue, which normally lines the uterus, ...