Our own observations led us to believe that patients with granulomatous disease of the colon, with or without ileal involvement, did well after total colectomy and ileostomy. In contrast recurrence ...

The third component of the psychiatric aspect of ulcerative colitis, and the one with which this paper is directly concerned, is the mental status of the patient during severe illness. Again, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since its introduction in 2011, adoption of diverting loop ileostomy for fulminant Clostridioides difficile ...

Most patients suffering from C difficile colitis can be treated with antibiotic therapy, but up to 10% of patients eventually require colectomy. The authors proposed a less aggressive surgical ...

"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 ...

Defining the origin of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding can be a frustrating task. Previous gastrointestinal surgery introduces potential sources of bleeding that can be overlooked. In this case ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — Segmental and total abdominal colectomy followed by active surveillance appears to be a safe and ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a highly successful therapeutic strategy for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in recent years. However, “implementation of FMT ...

"These findings are significant, as individuals with delayed closure for nonmedical reasons or pouch complications do not have heightened risk of developing endoscopic pouch inflammation, and, ...

In choosing the appropriate surgical option for patients with colon cancer and Lynch syndrome, goals of treatment are to maximize life expectancy while preserving quality of life. This study ...