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 ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure—referred to as a radical small bowel ...

The present study reports the successful management, nutritional requirements and absorptive capacity in a seventeen-year-old boy who has to date survived for more than two years since massive ...

Oct. 21, 2005 (San Francisco) — Patients hospitalized for small bowel obstruction were likely to require rehospitalization within three years and had an unexpectedly high mortality rate, according to ...

What are the best strategies for management of patients who have had total resection of the small bowel? The authors of a study published in Surgery [1] review their experiences treating 13 patients ...