"Due to the timing of diagnosis during this critical period of physical, intellectual, and psychosocial development, the higher rate of colectomy, and their longer lifespan without a colon, it is ...
Strictures following ileoanal procedures are a recognized complication and occur more frequently after cuff abscess or a localized leak from the anastomosis. The incidence of strictures following ...
Efficacy and safety of FOLFOX biweekly cetuximab as first-line therapy for patients with nonresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (CELINE trial): Multicenter phase II trial. This is an ASCO Meeting ...
If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), your first line of treatment will likely be medication. But even with medication, sometimes symptoms continue to flare, tanking your quality of life along the way.
A proctocolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the large intestine and rectum. This procedure is commonly used to treat ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and familial adenomatous polyposis.
"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...
Whether hand-sewn ileal-pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) or stapled IPAA provides better functional outcome following restorative proctocolectomy in patients with IBD, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP ...