Bowel resection is done either by opening the abdomen (open resection) or by laparoscopy. Laparoscopy for bowel resection usually involves 3 to 6 very small incisions instead of one large one.

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology - Laparoscopic bowel resection: comparable efficacy to that of open surgery in patients with colon cancer ...

Laparoscopy independently predicts decreased mortality from colon resection even when controlling for comorbidities, socioeconomic status, practice setting, and admission type.

Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer in elderly patients may help them maintain the quality of life they desire.

WASHINGTON, DC — Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer improves the odds that an elderly patient will be discharged home, rather than to a nursing facility, a new study suggests. "We are ...

Small bowel resection surgery involves removing part or all of the small intestine when it becomes blocked or diseased. Doctors may perform laparoscopic or open surgery.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of CRC secondary to the pro-neoplastic effects of chronic mucosal inflammation. Open resection is one of the treatment modalities ...

What’s Percutaneous Abscess Drainage (PAD) vs. Open Surgery? In the past, the go-to method for drainage has been open surgery. This involves doing a bowel resection, in which the surgeon removes ...

Large bowel resection, also known as colectomy, is surgery to remove part of the large bowel. The large bowel connects the small intestine to the anus. It is also called the large intestine or colon.

Randomized trials have shown reductions in perioperative mortality and morbidity with endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, as compared with open surgical repair. Longer-term survival r ...