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 ...

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive disease of the bile duct system. The bile duct system carries bile from the liver and gallbladder into the first part of the small ...

In patients with small intestinal Crohn’s disease (CD), there is a need for a simple, non-invasive test to reduce dependence on invasive procedures (eg, enteroscopy) and costly imaging (eg, MRI or CT ...

Tanner Martin was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020 at the age of 25. The Washington Post via Getty Images Oncologists have suggested that the concerning rise in youth cases and deaths could be ...

In July 2023, Wright revealed that Martin had been fighting Stage 4 colon cancer for over three years, adding that he'd endured "27+ rounds of chemo, 6 weeks of radiation, 3 major surgeries (and ...

Utah-based influencer Tanner Martin, who died this week of colon cancer at the age of 30, said his five-year battle began with a single symptom. Martin was diagnosed with the disease, which occurs ...

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Colonic Stenting Since the first reported use of self-expandable colorectal stents in 1991, [17] their indications have broadened from palliation (Figures 3 and 4) to use as a bridge to surgical ...

Colon cancer will be diagnosed in approximately 150,000 Americans in 2024. It’s the fourth most diagnosed cancer in the United States and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths, according to ...

A 40-year-old father of four from Kent, United Kingdom, who initially dismissed his persistent stomach ache as stress, has died just eight months after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.

Any type of colon surgery needs to be done on a clean and empty colon. You will be put on a special diet before surgery and may need to use laxative drinks and/or enemas to get all of the stool out of ...

This does not include initial colon cancer screening. Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies when traditional colonoscopies cannot be performed due to obstruction, scarring, stricture, or unusual ...