An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation. Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) may ...

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic lavage leads to worse outcomes than primary resection in patients with perforated diverticulitis, according to a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in the United States, with factors like age, diet and weight all ...

Colon cancer can cause complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatments for colon cancer, such as surgery or chemotherapy, can also cause complications. Colon ...

Mumbai: A 55-year-old police officer was successfully treated after doctors uncovered a hidden bowel perforation that had initially appeared to originate from a completely different part of the ...

Colorectal lymphoma is a rare colon cancer. It that begins in lymph nodes, is potentially life threatening, and is often found in advanced stages. Symptoms of colorectal lymphoma, such as abdominal ...