Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and North West Cancer Research. The Lancaster ...

Treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors and role of preoperative imaging. Background: Recent studies demonstrate that proximal diversion can decrease rates of anastomotic leak and subsequent morbidity ...

Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and North West Cancer Research. The Lancaster ...

An ostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening, or "stoma," on the abdomen to allow waste to exit the body. This may be essential due to conditions like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or ...

Basch et al 1 presented critical information on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the PROSPECT trial, a noninferiority study evaluating neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus standard chemoradiotherapy ...

How you care for your colostomy stoma and ostomy bag can vary from person to person. For example, how often you change your bag depends on your output and the type of bag you’re using. A colostomy is ...

An ileostomy is an opening in the abdominal wall that a surgeon makes to provide a way for the small intestine to release stool. After an ileostomy, a person’s stool will be loose or porridge-like.