After I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and told I needed a colectomy, I knew I’d face physical and financial difficulties after the surgery, but I did not anticipate the emotional toll of my ...

Minimally invasive, laparoscopically assisted surgery was first considered in 1990 for patients undergoing colectomy for cancer. Concern that this approach would compromise survival by failing to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Historically, colectomy risk at 10 years has been about 15% for patients with UC, which has not decreased over ...