Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) frequently undergo restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for medically refractory ...

A total of 1398 patients tested positive for C. difficile in this period. Of these, 18 (1.29%) underwent colectomy. All were emergency admissions, 35% medical, 35% surgical, 24% neurosurgical and 6% ...

Synchronous colorectal cancers refer to the simultaneous occurrence of multiple colorectal tumors in a single patient, excluding any metastases from other organs. At present, radical surgery is ...

Patients with IBD and subtotal colectomy experienced a higher risk for rectal cancer compared with those with IBD and no colectomy and a background population. “It is well-known that long-standing ...

Division of Digestive & General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical & Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. Division of Renal Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical & ...

A man in his early 70s was transferred to our hospital due to rapid decline in renal function and inflammation throughout the colon, indicating severe ischaemic enteritis. On the day following the ...