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 ...

Are there circumstances in which a subtotal colectomy might be recommended for a young patient with a single adenocarcinoma found on colonoscopy without previous family history or colitis? This is an ...

Molecular Testing for Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

What Is a Laparoscopic Ileocolectomy and Right Colectomy? A laparoscopic ileocolectomy is an operation that removes a diseased section of the ileum (last segment of the small bowel) and ascending ...

The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...