Bowel Resection
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Bowel resection is a surgical procedure that involves removing a portion of the intestines, often due to conditions like cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, or blockages. This surgery is typically considered when other treatments have not been effective or when there is a significant risk of complications. By removing the affected segment, the goal is to alleviate symptoms and improve the overall function of the digestive system.
The procedure can be performed through open surgery or minimally invasive techniques, depending on the specific case and the surgeon’s expertise. During the operation, the surgeon removes the diseased section of the bowel and then reconnects the remaining healthy parts. Patients usually spend some time in the hospital for recovery, and it is common to monitor for any signs of complications post-surgery.
The benefits of bowel resection may include relief from symptoms, improved quality of life, and the potential for a cure in cases of localized cancer. However, as with any surgical procedure, there are risks involved, such as infection, bleeding, or complications related to anesthesia. Additionally, some patients may experience changes in bowel habits or other digestive issues following the surgery.
Advancements in Bowel Resection Techniques for Colorectal Tumors
This research paper discusses advancements in techniques for removing colorectal tumors. Over the past decade, doctors have increasingly used a method called "cold polypectomy" to remove smaller tumor...Alvimopan's Role in Improving Recovery After Bowel Resection Surgery
This research paper looks at the use of a drug called alvimopan in patients who have had bowel surgery. After this type of surgery, patients often struggle with their bowel function returning to norma...Assessing Blood Flow During Bowel Resection with Near-Infrared Imaging
This research paper discusses the use of Near-Infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging in assessing blood flow (perfusion) in the intestines during surgery. The technique uses a fluorescent dye called indo...Bile Salt Dependent Lipase: a Potential Aid for Short Bowel Syndrome
This study looks at how the enzyme known as bile salt dependent lipase (BSDL) can help rats with short bowel syndrome (SBS). SBS is a condition where part of the intestine is missing or doesn't work p...Bowel Resection for Endometriosis: What Patients Need to Know
Over the past two decades, a technique called "segmental resection" (SR) has been the most popular way to treat bowel endometriosis. This is a condition where cells similar to the ones in the lining o...Bowel Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Newborns: Key
This research paper discusses a study concerning two different surgical strategies for treating a serious gut disease in newborn babies called necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). One strategy involves re...Bowel Resection in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: What Patients Should Know
This research is about the impact of bowel surgery on the survival rates of patients with advanced ovarian cancer. The study looked at patients who had part of their rectum removed. They were split in...Bowel Resection in Infants: Impact of Complete Tissue Removal on Nec
This study is about a severe disease in infants called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), in which parts of the bowel tissue die off. Often, when the illness is advanced, surgery is needed to remove the...Bowel Resection in Ovarian Cancer: What Patients Need to Know
This research paper is about surgical treatment for advanced-stage ovarian cancer. The main aim of the surgery, called cytoreduction, is to remove as much of the cancer as possible, even if it has spr...Bowel Resection Surgery: Understanding the Risk of Salmonella
This research paper looks into the connection between bowel resection surgery and Non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) infection. NTS is a dangerous bacterial infection that can cause high death rates. When...Bowel Resection: Comparing Reconnection and Disconnection Outcomes
This research paper is about the results of a study comparing two methods of handling severe abdominal trauma that requires part of the intestine to be removed: either leaving the bowel disconnected o...Bowel Resection: How CT Scans Help Determine Surgery Needs
This research paper looks at how effective computed tomography (CT) scans are in determining whether or not a patient suffering from a small bowel obstruction (SBO) needs surgery. Currently, CT scans ...Bowel Resection: Safer Options for Emergency Small Intestine Surgery
This study looked at emergency surgeries involving the small intestine, specifically examining whether it's safer for doctors to sew the intestine back together (anastomosis) or create an opening for ...Comparing Bowel Resection Techniques: Deloyers Vs. Ileorectal
This research paper compares two types of surgeries used after a large part of the left colon is removed due to conditions like cancer. One method, known as ileorectal anastomosis (IRA), connects the ...Comparing Hartmann's Procedure and Resection Enterostomy in Emergency
The research paper is a comparison of two surgical procedures used when emergency colon surgery is considered too risky. The two procedures are Hartmann's procedure and resection enterostomy. The rese...Drinking Coffee After Small Bowel Resection: a Recovery Boost
This research investigated if drinking coffee could help patients recover quicker after a specific type of abdominal surgery called small bowel resection. The patients were split into two groups after...Effective Bowel Resection Technique for Patients with Inflammatory
This research paper is about a technique called "distal cap-assisted EMR" (EMR-DC) used to remove abnormal growths in the colon in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study looked at 1...Effective Treatments for Short Bowel Syndrome: a Patient's Guide
The article reviews various treatments for Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), a condition once considered a rapidly fatal medical event. Since the 1970s, home nutritional therapy has transformed SBS into a c...Evaluating Lymph Node Removal in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
This research paper discusses the ongoing debate in the medical community about the best way to manage and treat small intestine tumors, specifically neuroendocrine tumors (SB-NETs). The area of debat...Ex Vivo Resection: a Hopeful Option for Low-Grade Pancreatic Tumors
This research paper talks about a type of aggressive surgery used to treat certain low-grade pancreatic tumors. For some tumors that are usually considered inoperable because they involve important bl...Fluorescence Angiography in Bowel Resection for Neuroendocrine Tumors
This research paper looks at how a technique called fluorescence angiography (FA) can be used in surgery for small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms (SB-NEN), which are a type of tumor. The surgery can s...Impact of Bowel Resection on Endometriosis Symptoms: What Patients
This research study focused on the impact of bowel occult microscopic endometriosis (BOME) on patients who had undergone colorectal resection for deep infiltrating digestive endometriosis. The study w...Impact of Multiple Bowel Resections on Ovarian Cancer Patients
This study looked at the effects of multiple bowel surgeries on patients with advanced ovarian cancer. It found that patients who had more than one bowel operation had more complications and needed mo...Impact of Preoperative Immunosuppressive Therapy on Bowel Resection
This study looks at the effect of immunosuppressive medication on the results of surgery for localized Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. The researchers looked at patients who had...Improving Bowel Surgery Outcomes with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence
This research paper discusses a study aimed at evaluating a new technique to prevent a severe complication known as anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery. Anastomotic leakage can occur due to i...Improving Intestinal Growth After Bowel Resection in Short Bowel
This research paper examines the effects of a new drug, FE 203799 (FE; apraglutide), on the growth and function of the intestine in baby pigs with a condition called short bowel syndrome (SBS). This c...Improving Quality of Life After Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease
This research paper studies how surgery affects the quality of life for patients with Crohn's disease. In the study, 90 patients who had surgery (specifically, bowel resection) filled out a questionna...Indocyanine Green Imaging in Small Bowel Resection for Bleeding
This research paper describes how a method called Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging has been successfully used to find the source of bleeding in the small intestine, which can be hard to pi...Inflammation At Resection Margin: Risks for Crohn's Disease Patients
This research study aimed to see if Crohn's disease patients who had inflammation at the edges of the area cut out during surgery were more likely to have complications at the point where the intestin...Laparoscopic Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease: a Safer Option?
This study looked at the rates of incisional hernia (a type of hernia that occurs after surgery in the area of a surgical wound) in patients with Crohn's disease who had undergone two types of bowel s...Laparoscopic Bowel Resection for Endometriosis: Safety and Benefits
This study looked at how effective and safe it was to perform a type of keyhole surgery (laparoscopic segmental bowel resection) on a group of 248 patients suffering from a severe form of endometriosi...Laparoscopic Bowel Resection in Children with Inflammatory Bowel
This research paper investigates the difference in results between two types of surgery (laparoscopic and open resection) on children with either ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. The study uses ...Longitudinal Resection Surgery for Hirschsprung Disease Explained
The research paper discusses a new surgical method for treating patients with Hirschsprung disease (HD), a condition where part of the bowel is not functional, leading to bowel obstruction and severe ...Managing Short-Bowel Syndrome in Children: the Role of Enteral
This research paper discusses a condition in children known as intestinal failure, where the child's intestine is not able to function normally. This often happens due to a condition called short-bowe...Mucous Fistula Refeeding Benefits for Infants After Bowel Resection
This research paper looks at the potential benefits of a treatment called mucous fistula refeeding (MFR) for infants who have had part of their intestine removed due to conditions called necrotizing e...New Bowel Resection Method Preserves Colon and Enhances Recovery
The paper discusses a new method to perform a specific type of surgery in mice, called ileocecal resection (ICR), which is used to study how the intestine adapts after a part of it is removed. The tra...Nutrition and Care After Bowel Resection for Necrotizing Enterocolitis
The research paper is about a condition called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) - a severe intestinal disease common in premature babies. The researchers are studying the role of nutrition and feeding ...Pre-Surgery Anti-Tnf Therapy Could Reduce Intestine Removal in Crohn's
This study looks at the effects of a certain type of pre-surgery treatment on patients undergoing a specific type of intestine surgery for Crohn's disease. The treatment in question is called anti-TNF...Pre-Surgery Anti-Tnf Therapy May Reduce Bowel Removal in Crohn's Disease
This study looks at the effects of a certain type of pre-surgery treatment on patients undergoing a specific type of intestine surgery for Crohn's disease. The treatment in question is called anti-TNF...Predicting Bowel Resection Needs in Infants with Necrotizing
This research paper is about a study that aimed to identify factors that predict the need for bowel resection (surgical removal of part of the intestine) in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC...Preventing Necrotizing Enterocolitis After Bowel Resection in Newborns
The research paper discusses necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a severe intestinal disease that is the leading cause of short bowel syndrome (SBS) in newborn babies, particularly those born prematurely...Recovery Timeline After Bowel Resection: What to Expect Post-Surgery
This research paper looks at how quickly a patient's digestive system starts working again after having part of their bowel removed. This can sometimes lead to uncomfortable symptoms like nausea, vomi...Surgical Options for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Newborns Explained
This study is about finding the best surgical treatment for newborn babies with a severe intestinal condition called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The researchers compared two types of surgery: cre...Timing of Ileocecal Resection and Crohn's Disease Outcomes Explained
This research paper discusses a study examining whether the timing of a specific surgical intervention (ileocecal resection) impacts the prognosis for patients with Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is...Understanding Abdominal Surgery Options for Crohn's Disease Patients
This paper discusses abdominal surgery for patients with Crohn's disease, a condition that causes inflammation of the digestive tract. Despite many advanced treatments, most patients with Crohn's dise...Understanding and Managing Anastomotic Ulcers in Children After Intestinal
This article is talking about a less recognized problem in kids, which is the formation of ulcers at the point where a part of the intestine has been surgically removed or "resected". These ulcers can...Understanding and Treating Anastomotic Ulcers in Children After Intestinal
This article is talking about a less recognized problem in kids, which is the formation of ulcers at the point where a part of the intestine has been surgically removed or "resected". These ulcers can...Understanding Bowel Dysfunction After Rectal Cancer Surgery: Lars
This research paper reviews the issue of bowel dysfunction, also known as low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), in patients who have undergone treatment for rectal cancer. After the rectum is remove...Understanding Bowel Function After Rectal Cancer Surgery: Lars Score
This study aimed to measure the severity of bowel problems (anorectal dysfunction) in people who have had rectal cancer surgery, using a scoring system called the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS...Understanding Bowel Resection After Small Intestine Transplant Failure
This research paper tells the story of a 29-year-old woman who had a portion of her small intestine replaced due to a condition called short bowel syndrome. After the surgery, she became infected with...Understanding Bowel Resection and Its Impact on Children’s Health
This research paper discusses short bowel syndrome, which is a severe digestive condition that typically occurs when large portions of the small intestine have been removed surgically. This condition ...Understanding Bowel Resection for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Treatment
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a serious, time-sensitive condition where there is insufficient blood flow to the intestines. During treatment, doctors may need to explore the abdomen to determine ...Understanding Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease: What to Expect
This research paper is about a study that looked at whether certain visible features during surgery could predict if Crohn's Disease (CD) would come back after a specific type of surgery (ileo-cecal r...Understanding Bowel Resection for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
This research paper discusses the surgical treatment of strictures, which are abnormal narrowings in the bowel, that are caused by inflammatory bowel disease. When the bowel becomes inflamed, this can...Understanding Bowel Resection for Patients
This research paper discusses a rare gastrointestinal disorder called Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome (CSBS), which causes chronic diarrhea, vomiting, and slow growth due to a lack of absorptive intes...Understanding Bowel Resection for Rare Small Intestine Conditions
This research paper presents a case study of a rare digestive disease called Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerating stenosing enteropathy (CMUSE). This disease causes long-term inflammation in the small in...Understanding Bowel Resection for Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine
This research paper is essentially trying to understand how blood flow to the small intestine works, and how this could affect surgery for a certain type of cancer. The researchers performed a detail...Understanding Bowel Resection Risks After Endometriosis Surgery
This research paper discusses the complications that can occur after surgery for endometriosis, particularly those involving the intestines. These can occur immediately after surgery or later and rang...Understanding Bowel Resection Risks in Incarcerated Groin Hernia
This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with a bowel needing to be removed due to it being trapped and damaged in a type of hernia that occurs in the groin area. The research team loo...Understanding Bowel Resection Risks in Obturator Hernia Surgery
The research study looked into whether there was a connection between death after surgery and a procedure called bowel resection in patients with a specific type of hernia called an obturator hernia. ...Understanding Bowel Resection: a Guide for Crohn's and Colitis
This research paper discusses the surgical treatments needed for most Crohn's disease patients and some ulcerative colitis patients, despite advancements in diagnosis and therapy. The most common proc...Understanding Bowel Resection: Diagnosis and Treatment of Ibd
This review article talks about the difficulties in diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition that causes inflammation in the digestive tract, through biopsy and other methods. It's imp...Understanding Bowel Resection: Effects on Inflammation and Recovery
This study aimed to examine how a large removal of the small intestine (also known as a bowel resection) impacts inflammation in the intestine and how a type of treatment (anti-TNF-α antibodies, or AT...Understanding Bowel Resection: Impact on Crohn's Disease Recurrence
This study investigated what factors might predict an early return of Crohn's disease (CD) after bowel surgery. The researchers looked at patient details and the course of their disease, as well as ex...Understanding Bowel Resection: Improving Outcomes for Children
In 1968, researchers reported a baby who was kept alive by feeding them through their veins because they had severe intestinal problems. This method became more common over time, but it sometimes led ...Understanding Bowel Resection: Insights Into Short Bowel Syndrome
This research paper is about a study done on rats to understand more about short bowel syndrome (SBS), a condition where a large part of the small intestine is missing or has been surgically removed. ...Understanding Bowel Resection: Recovery and Cellular Processes
The study examines the role of a cellular process known as Notch signaling in the recovery of the small intestine after a significant portion of it has been surgically removed in rats. Notch signaling...Understanding Bowel Resection: Techniques for Safe Growth Removal
This research paper reviews different techniques for removing growths in the colon and rectum. One method, called 'endoscopic polypectomy' and 'endoscopic mucosal resection', is commonly used, and r...Understanding Bowel Resection: Treatment for Duodenal Lesions
The research paper discusses unusual growths or changes in the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine. These changes are categorized into two types based on where they are located. T...Understanding Bowel Resection: Using Capillary Lactate Levels to Determine
This research paper discusses a study carried out on pigs, where a small area (3-4 cm) of the small intestine was made ischemic, i.e., its blood supply was clamped off for a period of 1 to 6 hours. Th...Understanding Bowel Resection: What It Means for Your Health
This paper is about a study that looked at the role of intermediate filaments (IFs) -- a part of cells that helps maintain their shape and structure -- in the adaptation of the intestine in a rat mode...Understanding Bowel Resection: What Patients Need to Know
As an AI, I'm unable to directly access or read specific research papers. However, based on the keywords, it's clear that the paper is about gynecologic surgical procedures. This typically involves su...Understanding Factors Predicting Bowel Resection in Childhood
This study looked at people who had surgery for intussusception, a condition where part of the intestine folds into itself, between 2010 and 2014. It aimed to identify factors that could predict wheth...Understanding Factors That Predict Bowel Resection in Childhood
This study looked at people who had surgery for intussusception, a condition where part of the intestine folds into itself, between 2010 and 2014. It aimed to identify factors that could predict wheth...Understanding Ghost Ileostomy for Bowel Endometriosis Surgery
This research paper discusses the use of a surgical technique called ghost ileostomy in patients with bowel endometriosis, which is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows o...Understanding Intestinal Adaptability for Metabolic Disease Treatment
This research paper discusses how the small intestine can change its size and function in response to different diets, environmental conditions, and medical procedures like bowel resection and gastric...Understanding Lymph Node Dissection for Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors
This research paper discusses the ongoing debate in the medical community about the best way to manage and treat small intestine tumors, specifically neuroendocrine tumors (SB-NETs). The area of debat...Understanding Melanosis Coli: What It Means for Bowel Resection
This research paper talks about a case where a patient was brought into the operating room because the doctors thought she had a dead (necrotic) small intestine and colon. However, during the surgery,...Understanding Risks of Small Intestine Damage After Stomach Surgery
This research paper examines a surgical procedure known as feeding jejunostomy, which is often performed during major surgeries involving the esophagus and stomach. This procedure provides nutritional...Understanding Risks: Small Intestine Complications After Stomach Surgery
This research paper examines a surgical procedure known as feeding jejunostomy, which is often performed during major surgeries involving the esophagus and stomach. This procedure provides nutritional...Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome After Bowel Resection Surgery
This research paper discusses a rare medical condition called mesenteric ischemia, which can have serious health impacts. In adults, if a large portion of the small intestine is removed, leaving less ...Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Care Options
This research paper discusses Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), a rare health issue that causes major problems with how your intestines absorb nutrients from food. This condition often requires continuous n...Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome: Causes, Treatments, and Care
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare condition where the body doesn't absorb nutrients properly because part of the small intestine is missing or has been surgically removed. Other causes can include ...Understanding Short Bowel Syndrome: New Treatments and Insights
Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is a serious condition where a person's intestine doesn't function properly, making it hard for the body to absorb nutrients and water. This means they often need to be give...Understanding Short-Bowel Syndrome in Children: Causes and Care
Short-bowel syndrome (SBS) is a condition that primarily affects children, making it difficult for them to absorb nutrients properly due to issues with their small intestine. This could be a result of...Understanding the Causes and Symptoms of Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome
This research paper discusses a rare gastrointestinal disorder called Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome (CSBS), which causes chronic diarrhea, vomiting, and slow growth due to a lack of absorptive intes...Using Capillary Lactate Levels to Determine Bowel Resection Sites
This research paper discusses a study carried out on pigs, where a small area (3-4 cm) of the small intestine was made ischemic, i.e., its blood supply was clamped off for a period of 1 to 6 hours. Th...Wuda Granule Helps Speed Recovery After Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery
This study tested a Chinese medicine, Wuda Granule (WDG), to see if it could help patients recover bowel function more quickly after laparoscopic bowel surgery. The patients were part of a program cal...