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Higher vitamin D levels found to cut bowel resection risk with IBD

An increased serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH]D) is independently associated with a lower risk for bowel resection with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published ...
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Fewer complications after rectal resection with mechanical bowel prep, oral antibiotics

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.
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Gum-chewing may speed recovery after colon surgery

Rob Schuster, M.D., and colleagues at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California, studied 34 patients who underwent sigmoid colon resection, in which surgeons remove a portion of the large intestine, ...
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Resection of primary colon cancer with and without resection of liver metastases: Propensity-score matched analysis.

Predictors of response in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) patients treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Serial ctDNA monitoring to predict response in mCRC patients treated with anlotinib ...
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IV lidocaine does not expedite return of gut function 3 days after colon resection

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Return of gut function was similar between those ...