A 76-year-old woman diagnosed with jejunal adenocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the small intestine, underwent a complex surgery ...

A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat: serious liver damage with no available treatment. Now, scientists have ...

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 ...

Colonic volvulus and related forms of intestinal obstruction represent a significant surgical emergency that may rapidly progress to ischaemia, perforation and sepsis if not promptly recognised and ...

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is diagnosed when part of the small intestine is missing or not functioning, most often after surgical removal due to Crohn’s disease, cancer treatments, necrotizing ...