Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

Out of the blue a few days before Christmas, Beth Grenham started experiencing agonizing stomach pain. It was worse than what she went through while giving birth without anesthesia, she says, and so ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

The colon is part of the digestive system. It helps the body absorb water and nutrients from food before excreting the waste. It is made up of muscle and located just below the stomach. People ...

Colostomy procedures can help with managing several conditions, including diverticulitis and colon cancer. There are four main types, each suited to different scenarios. A colostomy is a type of ...

The descending colon is a section of the large intestine that passes downward. Its functions include storing food remains before they pass through the rest of the colon and rectum for elimination. The ...