There were 4 deaths, or a mortality of 17 per cent, and 2 patients were found to have gangrenous bowel at the time of laparotomy. Cecostomy as a therapeutic procedure in sigmoidal volvulus is ...

Bowel screening aims to find cancer early or to find changes in your bowel that could lead to cancer. How often do you have it? People who can take part receive a bowel cancer testing kit every 2 ...

A normal bowel movement consists of well-formed, soft, brown stools that usually sink and are easy to pass. Healthy bowel movements occur anywhere from three times a week to three times a day.

“Jah’ Seki was born with mal-rotation of the mid volvulus gut. His small intestines ... Less than 1% of infants are born with short bowel syndrome, which happens when either the large or ...

IBS is different than IBD. It’s not an inflammatory condition, and it refers to a dysfunction in the bowel whose cause is generally unknown. That said, IBS is another condition that can cause ...

Despite being potentially lifesaving, bowel obstruction surgery is associated with a high rate of death during surgery or shortly after the procedure. If left untreated, bowel obstruction can be ...

Therefore, malrotation with intermittent volvulus is possible but unlikely. Intussusception of the intestine can also manifest at any age. The invaginated bowel may cause venous congestion ...

Andrea Pace, CVT, VTS (ECC), details symptoms of GDV in dogs, and explains why this condition is considered a surgical emergency Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) is a serious condition that happens ...

Inflammatory bowel disease pain is the result of either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Both conditions lead to abdominal pain that can be accompanied by diarrhea. However, the locations where ...