Bloating, abdominal pain, constipation? You might have diverticular disease — a condition that affects nearly 7 in 10 people over 80. Here’s what you need to know.

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For patients with resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, durvalumab plus fluorouracil, leucovorin, ...

ShareA gynaecologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Modibbo Adama Teaching Hospital, Yola, Dr Sunday Pius ...

Vibhu Raghave’s death is a painful reminder that youth is no shield. It is time we took our colon seriously—not just when ...

Anal fistulas can be painful and persistent. Here’s what causes them and the best treatment options to manage or eliminate ...

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital KATH) has opened its doors to women suffering from obstetric fistula to undergo free surgery to repair damages to their bladder or rectum caused by obstructed labour ...

While they don’t always cause long-term problems, an erosion or ulcer on the surface can tunnel deeper into your colon and turn into a fistula. That’s when tissue is inflamed through the whole ...

A common type of fistula is between the bladder and colon. This requires surgery to remove the fistula and affected part of the colon. To prevent diverticular disease or reduce the complications ...

Only division of the fistula was required in the 3 children who had no esophageal atresia. Two of the remaining 4 died after initial surgery to correct a congenital perforation of the colon ...

A colo-vesical fistula was subsequently confirmed by cystoscopy. Colonoscopy showed skip areas of inflammation and ulceration throughout the entire colon. The colo-vesical fistula was identified ...

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