Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Colostomy surgery creates an opening in your abdomen to pass waste, which collects in a bag.Some colostomies are temporary and can be reversed ...

The most important fact general surgeon David Croasdale needs to explain to patients considering robotic surgery is it’s not ...

As a bystander watching Dr. Shankar Raman work, you might think he’s playing a video game. Each hand is on a controller. He’s ...

Mesenteric ischemia remains a diagnostic challenge due to nonspecific symptoms, and delays in recognition lead to high ...