There were no differences in physical activity level, clinical characteristics or comorbid conditions among rectal cancer survivors who underwent either low anterior resection or abdominoperineal ...

Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.

Colorectal surgeons are specialists in their field, focusing on the physiology of the lower digestive tract. The term “colorectal” is a combination of the words colon and rectal. This area of the body ...

While robotic-assisted surgery was initially cleared for use in general laparascopic surgery by the Food and Drug ...

The treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer has expanded from surgery to (chemo)radiotherapy and neo(adjuvant) systemic chemotherapy during the past decades ...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is examining stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defaecation syndrome and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to ...

Colorectal surgeons are medical professionals who specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions relating to the colon and rectal areas. They are also known as proctologists, colon doctors, or colon ...

Nobody really talks about it at dinner parties, but rectal surgery is far more common than most people think. Thousands of patients go through it every year, and almost all share a strong desire to ...

A repair procedure isn’t necessary for everyone who develops a rectocele, but it may be the treatment of choice when symptoms can’t be managed conservatively. A rectocele is a type of pelvic organ ...