Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, ...

An 83-year-old man's small intestine spontaneously 'exploded' out of his body after suffering a common condition diagnosed in more than 5million Americans every year.

Find out everything about colostomy and ileostomy reversal surgery, including recovery time, potential complications, and the best post-surgery diet.

IN 1941, Poth and Knotts1 introduced succinylsulfathiazole (sulfasuxidine) as an intestinal antiseptic and bacteriostatic agent. It has proved especially valuable as an adjunct to surgery of the la ...

Sphincter-saving surgery is usually feasible as part of TME for patients with tumors in the mid and upper rectum. However, patients with distal rectal tumors have traditionally undergone APR with an ...

A permanent colostomy (sometimes also called an end colostomy) is necessary for some conditions, including about 15% of colon cancer cases. This type of surgery is commonly used when the rectum needs ...

A colostomy bag is used to collect poop through an opening in your belly called a stoma. Know more about colostomy bags, their types, and how to care for them.

Coronation Street recently revealed that Bethany Platt (played by Lucy Fallon) would be living with a permanent stoma, as a result of complications from liposuction surgery in Turkey.

Getting used to your colostomy. After surgery to remove your lower bowel (rectum and anus), poo can't pass out this way anymore. So you need to have a colostomy. A colostomy means the surgeon brings ...

A colostomy is a type of surgery that redirects the end of your large intestine (colon) to a surgical opening in your skin (stoma) to help your body get rid of stool.

Gold Coast University Hospital procedure that helped eight year old avoid getting a colostomy bag. SIX years ago, this young girl’s scream pierced through her Coast family’s home.