Laparoscopy for bowel resection usually involves 3 to 6 very small incisions instead of one large one. Recovery time is faster. You and your doctor will think about several things in deciding whether ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...

This operation is called a segmental small bowel resection. The surgeon might also remove the nearby lymph nodes. Depending on your situation you might also have surgery to remove: The following ...

Supposed long-term advantages of laparoscopic ileocolic resection compared with the conventional approach include attenuated adhesion formation, reduced incidence of small-bowel obstruction and ...

Baylor Medicine patients have access to the newest, most innovative, minimally invasive surgical procedures being used to treat benign problems related to the colon, rectum and small bowel. Keep up to ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech, a global leader in surgical technologies and solutions, today announced completion of the first cases in the clinical trial for the OTTAVA™ Robotic Surgical System. The ...

The researchers also noted that two studies found a significant association between sigmoid resection and diversion (pooled P=0.0002) and an association between small bowel resection and higher ...