A new report confirms earlier research that colon perforation in multiple myeloma is associated with corticosteroids, though the exact cause of the apparent link is not known. Colon perforation in ...

Spontaneous perforation of the colon is defined as a sudden perforation of the normal colon without any diseases such as tumor external injury. It is rare, often misdiagnosed and has a high mortality ...

An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

Efficacy and safety of fruquintinib across different subgroups of patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO ...

Colonoscopy is considered a safe procedure, although complications can occur. The most dreaded of these is iatrogenic perforation. The literature reports perforation rates of 0.03%-0.8% for diagnostic ...

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic lavage leads to worse outcomes than primary resection in patients with perforated diverticulitis, according to a study published in the Oct. 6 issue of the Journal of ...

Clostridioides difficile, a spore-forming and anaerobic gram-positive bacterium, causes a wide-spectrum diarrheal disease that can ultimately lead to life-threatening conditions such as toxic ...

Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (ACPO), also known as Ogilvie's Syndrome, is a clinical condition characterised by a sudden, marked dilation of the colon in the absence of any mechanical blockage.