One complication that occurs in approximately 10%of patients is the development of a colonic stricture. Some of thesestrictures dilate over weeks or months, while others result inobstructive ...

If you have an intestinal stricture and you eat something that’s difficult to digest, the food you’ve eaten may lead to a bowel obstruction. Foods that can cause a bowel obstruction include ...

There was no significant relation between colonic wall thickness and age, sex, total dose of lipase, or copolymer. Apart from one patient with an early colonic stricture, none of those exposed to high ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the ...

Several therapeutic advances have been achieved over the past two decades for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The expanding ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

You’ve probably heard of “colorectal cancer,” but colon cancer and rectal cancer aren’t the same. If you or someone you’re close to has it, you’ll want to know what they have in common ...

80%), and followed by the transverse colon (n = 2, 13%) and the benign stricture site of ileorectal anastomosis (n = 1, 7%). Of these patients, three (20%) had concomitant colorectal cancer.

Gallstone ileus of the sigmoid colon is an important, though extremely rare, cause of large bowel obstruction. The gallstone often enters the large bowel through a fistula formation between the ...

This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture. It's not clear why stenosis occurs after gastric bypass surgery. But it is most likely to occur 3 to 4 weeks after the surgery.

Adenomatous polyps typically do not cause symptoms unless they progress to colon cancer. Even then, there may be no sign of a problem until the malignancy is advanced. This is why colon cancer ...