General educational articles for patients and families. A consultation is needed for advice about an individual situation.
Effectiveness of Bifocal Magnification on Confidence Level of Optical Diagnosis of Cureus Small Colorectal Polyps Background and Purpose It is very important to achieve accurate real-time…
Heather Smith is an evolutionary anatomist at Midwestern University who studies the fossil record of extinct species. Megan Robbins/Heather Smith hide caption toggle caption Megan Robbins/Heather…
The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of anorectal fistula with Cureus surgical correlation Background Anorectal fistula is a chronic inflammation of the…
Pediatric anal self-cutting juvenile rectal polyps: considerations in the differential diagnosis of childhood rectal prolapse. The most common symptom is painless rectal bleeding (which can be…
Dr. Bogdan Plotiniak, a fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon, is a strong supporter of robotics and other minimally invasive techniques. “Almost any colectomy or rectal prolapse surgery can…
SINGAPORE – A new study led by a team of local researchers has found that certain types of gut bacteria are associated with certain precancerous colorectal…
specialty Please chooseI’m not a medical professional.Allergy and immunologyanatomyanesthesiologyCardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgerycardiologyCritical caredentalDermatologyDiabetes and endocrinologyemergency medical careepidemiology and public healthRegular medicineForensic medicineDepartment of GastroenterologyGeneral medical…
Back in 1969, my 6-year-old son Jimmy kept getting sick. Doctors said the stomach virus had returned. Earlier in the summer, NWMS (Nazareth World Mission Society)…
What does the uterus look like? The uterus looks like a light bulb. It’s about the size of a fist. It is also commonly referred to…
rectal prolapse repair Surgery is usually required to treat rectal prolapse. Rectal prolapse is a condition in which the last few inches of the intestine stretch…
