Your doctor's expertise and experience. Sometimes a laparoscopic surgery has to be changed to an open resection during the surgery. Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or ...

Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

Small bowel obstruction (SBO ... significant number of patients will need emergency surgery. [1] For decades open surgery has been the gold standard in treating adhesive SBO.

Our providers at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally invasive surgical procedures ...

Surgical intervention remains a cornerstone of colorectal cancer treatment. In recent years, robotic surgery has emerged as a promising approach, offering potential advantages over traditional open ...

Pope Francis has appeared in public for the first time since undergoing surgery for a colon problem a week ago. Appearing in good health, the 84-year-old pontiff led his weekly prayers from a ...