Diverticular disease consists of three conditions that involve the development of small sacs or pockets in the wall of the colon, including diverticulosis, diverticular bleeding, and diverticulitis.

They protrude into the interior of the colon. If they become large, they can block waste material from passing through. Certain types of polyps are the precursor to cancer. During a screening ...

A bladder diverticulum is a pouch in the bladder wall that a person may either be born with ("congenital") or get later ("acquired"). A congenital bladder diverticulum forms when some of the bladder ...

Colon cancer usually doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages. As the disease progresses, you may experience abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and changes in the size and shape of your stool.

Patients—Eleven consecutive individuals having a colonic resection showing histological features of both Crohn’s disease and diverticulitis. Methods—Retrospective review of histological specimens, ...

There are lots of bad 'Oh shit' moments throughout training, such as necrotizing soft tissue infections or takebacks for bad ...

Prior to being diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, Casandra Costley worked as a travel advisor, helping people book trips. “I struggled to function,” she says. She eventually visited a ...

Ultra-processed foods may be fueling a rise in colon-cancer cases — but healthy foods could unlock new ways to prevent or treat the disease, new research suggests. Researchers from the ...

Check out Prichard Colon meeting Daddy Yankee in the clip below: While he can neither walk nor talk, Colón uses a mobile chair for movement and a specialized computer designed to facilitate his ...