A new study published in BMC Surgery compared minimally invasive complete mesocolic excision with conventional right ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

A new UCLA Health study found that taking an eight-strain probiotic daily may reduce the risk of pouchitis, a common inflammatory condition that occurs after colon removal surgery for ulcerative ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- When performed by experienced surgeons, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery is a safe and effective alternative to standard open surgery for most patients with cancer that is ...

Fred Hutch surgeons did the first robot-assisted hepatectomy (liver removal) and robot-assisted bile duct operations in the Pacific Northwest. Our surgeons were also the first in Washington state to ...