Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a fulminant necrotising fasciitis of the perineum and genital region. We report a rare case of FG secondary to retroperitoneal perforation of sigmoid diverticulitis in a ...

THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic colostomy (PEC) appears adequate to support the use of this procedure in elderly and frail patients with recurrent sigmoid ...

Colostomy surgery is a procedure where the colon or large intestine is diverted to an artificial opening on the lower section of the wall of the abdomen so that it can expel out fecal matter to the ...