Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

The large intestine, which consists of the colon and rectum, is a long, tunnel-like organ at the end of the digestive system. Here, waste products form into feces before passing through the rectum and ...

August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...