By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Jan. 7, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Surgery should be a last resort for people ...

A new update from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is calling for greater caution before surgery is ...

Surgery for refractory constipation should be a last resort, used only after comprehensive physiologic and psychological ...

A national audit of total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis finds low 30 day mortality and a rise in laparoscopic ...

A new clinical practice update outlines a stepwise approach to diagnosing and managing refractory constipation before ...

The last two decades were marked by continuous efforts of surgeons to minimize perioperative trauma. Minimally invasive techniques and the technology attributed to them are quickly gaining a strong ...

When Wanda Cook went to Houston Northwest Medical Center last March to have a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy, she had no idea she would be the first at the hospital to receive the new ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic (long-term) medical condition. It’s a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). UC can cause inflammation and ulcers in the lining of your colon (large intestine) ...

Intravenous (IV) acetaminophen is no more effective than oral acetaminophen for patients undergoing colorectal procedures, Mount Sinai researchers report in a first-of-its-kind study. These findings ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Chronic constipation affects 8–12% of Americans. While most patients improve with conventional treatments, a small but ...