Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...

It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

Introduction Each year, millions of people experience recurrent diverticulitis episodes. Elective sigmoid colon resection reduces the risk of recurrence, but The American Society of Colon and Rectal ...

Introduction Colonic diverticulosis is the most common structural abnormality of the colon in developed countries, with an increasing global prevalence. Approximately 20–25% of affected individuals ...

A gym-loving dad thought he'd pulled a muscle during a workout session when his stomach 'popped' - only to nearly die from a ...

"It looks like a piece of faeces got stuck in the bowel itself and that can cause an infection and the infection starts ...

Background: The Hartmann procedure remains the treatment of choice for most surgeons for the urgent surgical treatment of perforated diverticulitis; however, it is associated with high rates of ostomy ...

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden recently underwent skin cancer surgery, a spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY, just months after the former president was diagnosed with prostate cancer. According to the ...

A comprehensive analysis of over 5.2 million hospitalizations reveals a troubling surge in severe diverticulitis cases among Americans younger than 50. The analysis, led by researchers from UCLA and ...

Diverticula are bulges in the lining of the intestinal tract, most commonly found in the sigmoid colon. Older age and lifestyle factors, like a low-fiber diet and lack of exercise, can increase the ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — It’s a phrase most athletes never want to hear: ACL reconstruction. However, New Mexico just had its first operation for a new procedure that could mean better success and recovery ...