August 29, 2012 — Early elective surgery for sigmoid volvulus should be encouraged because it is associated with lower morbidity and mortality, as well as a lower incidence of recurrence, than ...

Current recommendations for the performance of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy in patients with diverticulitis reserve this procedure for individuals who have complications of the disease or have had ...

January 11, 2012 — The long-term risks for recurrent acute diverticulitis are limited after colectomy, but medically treated patients fare almost as well, researchers report in an article published ...

A Team lead by Dr. Pradeep Shriyan, Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon at SRV Hospital, Goregaon Mumbai performed Sigmoid Colectomy on 65-year-old Mr. Abdulla Shamsher, this is an operation ...

Despite her advanced age, a 94-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with cancer in the sigmoid colon (the curved portion of the large intestine preceding the rectum), underwent a complex surgery at a ...