Her colon had to be “unkinked” during an emergency colonoscopy, Grenham says, then shortened to prevent it from happening again. The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest ...

She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...

Comparison Between Patients Who had Maximum Activity in the Rectum or Sigmoid Colon and Those Who had This in the Descending Colon or Proximal Colon Inflammatory Activity in the Descending Colon ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China 2 Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, ...

That's when they discovered a "grapefruit-sized" tumor in his colon, he said. Lopez saw the scan and couldn't believe his eyes. Colon cancer? He was so young, healthy, and fit. Stories like Lopez ...

Make sure that the incision is long enough to expose the proximal and distal transverse carpal ligament. Next, dissect through the subcutaneous fat and palmar fascia. Note that in some patients ...

The biceps tendon is also important in its contribution to shoulder stability. There are two proximal biceps tendon attachments at the shoulder joint, and a single distal biceps tendon at the elbow.

A mum-of-three who claimed her GP mistook symptoms of bowel cancer for a urinary infection three times has urged others to be aware of the tell-tale signs of the disease. Zoe Gardner-Lawson ...

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Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms ...