Archive Accidental Perforation of the Colon and Rectum in Newborn Infants Authors: Eric W. Fonkalsrud, M.D., and H. William Clatworthy, Jr., M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published May 27, 1965 ...

The primary end points of the study were endoscopic perforation of the colon. Risk factors for such a complication were then analyzed. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee.

Over a 3.5-year period, 10,124 endoscopic procedures of the colon (8,987 colonoscopies and 1,137 flexible sigmoidoscopies) were performed. Patients had an average age of 59 years (SD = 14.5, range ...

Diverticulitis, not a lifelong condition, is a complication of “ diverticulosis.” It’s the term doctors use when one or more of the small bulging sacs grow on your colon wall. It usually ...

Frequent diarrhea means your colon has to empty a lot. The cells that line the organ shed each time. This erosion causes open sores. Usually, the blood in your stools comes from these ulcers.

The muscular colon is about 5 feet long and is divided into five parts. The descending colon is the third main section of the colon and connects to the transverse colon and sigmoid colon. Many health ...

Volvulus is a condition that occurs when your bowel (which makes up your small intestine, colon, and rectum) twists around itself, causing a bowel blockage. This twist can block blood flow to the ...

Volvulus Risk and Gender Colonic volvulus accounts for 10% to 15% of all large-bowel obstructions in the United States. The sigmoid colon is involved in up to 75% of cases, with older males most ...

In 8 cases, a perforation of the colon was sutured, or a colocutaneous fistula was excised, with closure of the opening in the colon. In another case a colovesical fistula was divided, with suture ...

Article citations More>> Meloro, B.A., DeStefano, L.M. and Ramachandra, P. (2018) Adenocarcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon as a Lead Point for Colocolic Intussusception. ACS Case Reviews in Surgery, 2, ...

What to Expect in a Sigmoidoscopy Usually, preparing for a sigmoidoscopy is relatively quick and easy and involves just an enema or two that will need to be taken any time from the night before to ...