Here you have a sigmoid colon that is moving through ... intestinal ultrasound now with moderate bowel wall thickening throughout the entire colon. And this is consistent with her moderate ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...

Blood Test Could Guide Use of Anti-Inflammatory Drug Celecoxib to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer Recurrence Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer ...

Researchers may be one step closer to unravelling the cause of a colon cancer crisis in relatively young people. They've ...

Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it has approved colon cancer drug, Zaltrap, for use in combination with a folinic acid, fluorouracil and iriontecan (FOLFIRI) chemotherapy ...

Mucus can be more common with certain health conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. While some people believe that so-called “rope worms” are intestinal parasites ...

You might pass a large stool after eating a big meal. But if it occurs with other symptoms, such as pain or going a few days without pooping, the cause may be another health condition. We’ve all ...

Diverticular bleeding due to straining or when hardened stools scrape against the wall of the pouches can also lead ... most often in the lower part of the colon known as the sigmoid colon. Other ...

Riggs says after some tests and antibiotics, nothing seemed to help, so she went into surgery. “It was discovered that I had a tumor perforate my colon wall,” Riggs said. The tumor was removed and ...

In areas without such nerves, the muscle within the bowel wall does not contract to push material through, which results a blockage. Intestinal contents build up behind the abnormal segment of colon, ...