Woman has to have colon 'unkinked' after 2 mystery symptoms lead to rare emergency

Out of the blue a few days before Christmas, Beth Grenham started experiencing agonizing stomach pain. It was worse than what ...
Medscape

Young Woman Dies of Clozapine-Induced Toxic Megacolon

A woman on clozapine develops severe gastrointestinal hypomotility that progresses to toxic megacolon and multiorgan failure, ...
Los Angeles Times

Small Bowel Obstruction and How You Can Manage It

Adhesions from prior abdominal surgeries are the most common cause of SBO. Untreated SBO can lead to serious complications like bowel perforation or tissue death (strangulation). Symptoms of SBO ...
MedPage Today

Case Study: Painful Distended Abdomen and Weight Loss -- What Is the Cause?

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A 57-year-old ...
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Researchers Characterize Five Types of Colon Nerve Cells That Signal to the Brain

The gut-brain connection is a complicated two-way signaling cascade that is responsible for keeping the digestive system working properly and can cause problems when it breaks down. In a study in mice ...
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Optimising magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative staging and surgical planning in colon cancer at 1.5 tesla and 3.0 tesla.

Profile of the colorectal (CRC) cancer (Ca) patients (PTS) in Turkey: A cross-sectional disease registry study—A Turkish Oncology Group trial. Background: The aim of this study was to determine best ...