It affects the lower gastrointestinal tract, including the colon and rectum. People often use the term “colorectal cancer” interchangeably with bowel, colon, and rectal cancer. This article ...

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy ... things in deciding whether you should have open resection or a laparoscopy. These include: The location and extent of the disease. Your general ...

Uncomplicated diverticulosis was not associated with increased abdominal pain or altered bowel habits. "Our results do not support that uncomplicated diverticulosis causes symptoms in individuals ...