May 17, 2011 — Laparoscopy independently predicts decreased mortality from colon resection even when controlling for multiple factors, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study ...

An assistant professor of surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Sanghyun Kim is a colorectal surgeon who treats patients for problems ranging from colon cancer to inflammatory bowel disease. He ...

LINCOLN, Neb. & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Incision Corporation today announced the successful first-in-human use of its miniaturized robotically assisted surgical device (RASD) for ...

Prophylactic closure of defects after endoscopic submucosal dissection of the colon reduces delayed bleeding and may lower ...

Small bowel resection surgery involves removing part or all of the small intestine when it becomes blocked or diseased. Doctors may perform laparoscopic surgery, which involves making three-to-five ...

A small group of U.S. surgeons are pioneering a less-invasive technique for removing polyps from the colon that could help tens of thousands of patients prevent colon cancer with less pain and ...

Colorectal cancer is a sobering diagnosis, but thanks to modern techniques offered by skilled and innovative faculty physicians at the Keck Medical Center of USC, the road to recovery is easier for ...

Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery. Carla Prado, a researcher in the University of ...

Three physicians recently completed the first robotic-assisted colon resection surgeries at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based Berkeley Medical Center. 1. Jason Turner, MD, Robert Cicchino, DO, and Zachary ...

Patients with radiologically staged T3-4, N0-2, M0 colon cancer were randomly allocated (2:1) to 6 weeks oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine preoperatively plus 18 postoperatively (NAC group) or 24 weeks ...