Surgical procedures for Crohn’s are no longer considered a last resort. Here’s what you need to know if your doctor recommends surgery.

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health successfully completed its first full-thickness resection device procedure.  During a routine screening colonoscopy, a neuroendocrine tumor was identified ...

Researchers studied 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients to see whether economic theory would drive up patient utilization of healthcare services, particularly open resection and laparoscopic ...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery was found to be more effective in harvesting lymph nodes compared with conventional surgery with similar outcomes. Surgery is the most prevalent treatment for colon ...

Doctors at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center performed the first single-port transabdominal colorectal surgery in the state.