Specialized tools are passed through those incisions to complete the procedure. The surgeon will use surgical tools to cut ...

Usually the colostomy is temporary, until the colon or rectum heals. If the lower part of the rectum has been removed, the colostomy is permanent. When the two-stage operation is done, the time ...

Our surgeons have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedures to treat gastrointestinal cancers, including cancers of the stomach, small intestine, ...

He has started prescribing a new kind of screening — the Shield blood test — for his patients who are hesitant to get a ...

We recorded 644 patients with obstruction of any type, which was managed non-conservatively (with surgery ... colon anastomosis (16), adhesiotomy (25), strictureplasty (11) and foreign body ...

A colon preparation may be done, if extensive surgery is anticipated. It is recommended that the patient take nothing by mouth (food, water, etc.) for at least 6 hours before the scheduled ...

If the doctor found any growths, or polyps, during the procedure, you may get a biopsy (removal of tissue) of the polyp or polyps. Or your doctor may recommend that you get a complete colon exam ...

It’s a highly specialized, minimally invasive endoscopic procedure where we are able to remove an early cancer or an advanced colon polyp from the lining of the colon in one piece and send that ...

VGM Hospital proudly announces a groundbreaking achievement in gastrointestinal endoscopy:the successful endoscopic removal ...

the physician can identify and remove polyps during the procedure. Polyps usually don’t cause symptoms, so a colonoscopy helps to detect them early and allows for their removal – something an ...