Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — Anastomotic ulcers that develop after ileocolic resections are linked to the recurrence of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics resulted in fewer overall postoperative complications vs.

SafeHeal®, a leading innovator in the field of colorectal cancer surgery, today announced the first patient enrollment in its ...

This month's SAGES-Medscape featured article is "Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure of Anastomotic Leakage Following Anterior Resection of the Rectum: A New Method" by Rolf Weidenhagen, et al. from ...

An anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery is a highly undesirable event that can lead to excess mortality, reoperative surgery, and increased length of stay. At 2.7%, the overall anastomotic leak ...

Use of postoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs resulted in a significantly increased risk for anastomotic complications among some patients undergoing nonelective colorectal resection, ...

Anastomotic leakage continues to be one of the most serious complications following low anterior resections. Early diagnosis of a leak is difficult but critical to minimize morbidity and mortality. To ...

Distal Spread of Carcinoma of the Rectosigmoid. In 1952 Cole 10 reported the recurrence of carcinoma in the suture line after adequate anterior resection of the rectum in 10 per cent of a series of 55 ...

SafeHeal(R) , a leading innovator in the field of colorectal cancer surgery, today announced the first patient enrollment in its pivotal IDE study of Colovac(R), a groundbreaking endoluminal bypass ...