The most common site of CP was in the sigmoid colon (n = 12, 80%), and followed by the transverse colon (n = 2, 13%) and the benign stricture site of ileorectal anastomosis (n = 1, 7%).

One complication that occurs in approximately 10%of patients is the development of a colonic stricture ... therewas extensive ulceration in the sigmoid colon and descending colon.Diarrhea ...

The scan also showed obstruction of the colon due to a large gallstone impacted just proximal to a stricture in the sigmoid. Owing to inflammatory adhesions and a stricture from extensive diverticular ...

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of all patients. Children were excluded if they had organic lesions of the rectum or sigmoid colon or congenital anomalies (such as anal stenosis and intestinal ...

Sigmoid volvulus is rare in the U.S., accounting for 10% of intestinal obstruction cases, researchers note. Risk factors include older age and chronic constipation. It’s not a condition the average ...

Several therapeutic advances have been achieved over the past two decades for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The expanding ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the ...

Corrine Alyward of Port au Choix is fighting Stage 4 colon cancer, three years after beating breast cancer. She's been open with sharing parts of her journey online. (Leila Beaudoin/CBC ...

Getting regular checkups and colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society both recommend that people ...

You’ve probably heard of “colorectal cancer,” but colon cancer and rectal cancer aren’t the same. If you or someone you’re close to has it, you’ll want to know what they have in common ...

The histopathologic characteristics of microscopic colitis are not pathognomonic as they occur in various inflammatory conditions of the colon ... stage of an ischemic stricture.