Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

A colectomy is a type of surgery that removes part or all of the colon. The colon is part of the large intestine that ...

Radiographic tests will be performed to determine if the resection of the tumor is possible and how involved the reconstruction will likely be including use of muscle or omentum (a fatty membrane ...

Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, has transformed from a uniformly fatal condition to one with a 95% ...

A Florida surgeon who has already had his medical license suspended after mistakenly removing a patient's liver instead of their spleen during an operation had also conducted an operation that wasn't ...

Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors for developing ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...