Initial results of the CLASICC trial have recently been presented in the Lancet by Guillou and co-workers. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection with those of ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

Molecular physiology monitoring of ovarian cancer ex vivo. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

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 ...

A. Proximal bowel division is performed using linear stapler (The black arrow marks the resection line). B. The rectal specimen is everted out of the body transanally. C. The distal rectal resection ...