The colon is divided into four sections: the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon. It plays ...

Patients who have adenomas completely excised from the rectum and distal sigmoid colon via the rigid sigmoidoscope have on average a twofold increased risk of developing colon cancer, but have no ...

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine and rectum become inflamed. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by diarrhea, abdominal pain and ...