Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Noida: For four years, Komal Agarwal, 35, lived with an incessant buzz that amplified the rhythm of her own heartbeat in her ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Volvulus happens when the intestine twists around itself and can cause extreme pain and bowel obstruction. A healthcare provider can use imaging tests like a CT scan or X-ray to diagnose volvulus.

Abstract: SummaryThe aim of this paper is to present a new weighting procedure for timescale calculation. We utilize the sigmoid function to transform statistical quantities of clocks, such as Allan ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver damage ...

One-time screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality by about 25% over two decades, according to long-term follow-up of a randomized U.K. study. Among ...