[1] They prospectively evaluated outcomes of 121 consecutive patients with severe hematochezia and diverticulosis undergoing urgent colonoscopy. The study authors were able to identify a subset of ...

There is still controversy regarding the appropriate management of diverticulitis of the colon in cases when both surgical and conservative treatment may be an option. We performed a systematic ...

For many, this is how diverticulitis makes its presence known. It's a condition that can strike suddenly, turning seemingly ...

Here are five examples of colonoscopy malpractice cases that gastroenterologists need to know: A woman in her 40s died from complications after her bowel was perforated while removing a polyp during ...

Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, or Crohn's disease. The goal of bowel resection is to take out the part of the colon or ...

Diverticulitis is an infectious inflammatory condition that occurs in a diverticula, a thinned-out portion of the colon. The condition is a form of colitis , an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ...

Akron (Ohio) Digestive Disease Consultants is closing its existing office Dec. 13 and relocating to a new facility, according to a Nov. 14 report from Akron.com. The practice also plans to rebrand, ...

Dr. Bartley Pickron is a recognized expert in the minimally invasive treatment of colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at ...