In patients with stage II-III rectal cancer, non-operative management after a clinical complete response to neoadjuvant ...

October 16, 2008 (San Francisco, California) — A novel sphincter-sparing surgical technique for the repair of perianal fistulas has demonstrated a 58% success rate in an American patient population.

The management of locally advanced rectal cancer has grown in both complexity and quality since the first proctectomy. What once was a malignancy with a fairly consistent treatment algorithm for ...

The retrospective analysis of 145 patients with stage 2-3 rectal cancer found that the "wait and watch" approach, instead of surgery, in patients treated with chemotherapy might work just as well when ...

Colorectal surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar says there are a growing number of ways to treat colon and rectal cancer including advances in targeted therapy, surgery, and immunotherapy that can also ...

AVB-114 consists of stem cells taken from a patient’s fat tissue seeded into a bioabsorbable plug that is inserted into the patient’s fistula. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anti-tumor necrosis factor induction paired with surgical closure correlated with better long-term outcomes and ...

Our radiation oncologists use the latest technology available for radiation therapy. It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your rectal cancer treatment plan. This information ...