Abdominal ultrasound, performed in several cases, generally demonstrated dilated bowel loops. Remarkably ... necrotic, non-viable, or perforated segments of the bowel. Postoperative outcomes were ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

None occurred during emergency endoscopy. All the perforations were identified during or shortly after the procedure; extra-intestinal tissue was observed during the procedure in 13 cases (87% ...

All 50-74-year-olds in England will now receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years. NHS England has been posting the faecal-immunochemical test (Fit) to all 54-74-year-olds since ...

Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme to those aged 50 in England.

the result was a micro perforation of the stoma at the anterior sheath where the bowel changed direction. The patient was treated conservatively and the perforation healed, and he was allowed home. At ...

It wasn't until the 36-year-old demanded a CT scan that her tumour was found (SWNS) Zoe went on to demand a full body scan, which revealed that she had a perforation on her bowel and needed to be ...

A woman diagnosed with stage four cancer has shared the hidden symptoms that were initially dismissed by doctors. Unfortunately, it feels all too common that we hear about someone’s health being ...

A glass of milk each day holds potential to improve bowel health, new research suggests. An observational study of more than half a million women has found that drinking 200 grams of milk a day could ...

A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet - equivalent to a glass of milk a day - can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer. The researchers analysed ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found a gynecologist surgeon negligent for failing to detect and repair a bowel perforation during a 2015 laparoscopic surgery, resulting in life-threatening ...