Last week a patient came to see me looking very unwell. Having just come out of hospital after her first attack of diverticulitis, she was understandably anxious to learn how to ward off further ...

Emergency surgery was the main option for patients with severe complications of diverticular disease, including peritonitis. In most studies, in-hospital mortality for patients treated surgically ...

Antibiotics may be able to treat a spinal abscess if a person receives an early diagnosis and there are no neurological symptoms. However, some people may also require surgery to drain the abscess.

D’Amico, 43, has been at the forefront of introducing to New York City a novel software program called Quicktome, which precisely maps a patient’s brain networks before surgery. He cuts an ...

Diverticulitis, inflamed intestinal pouches, can become so severe that the intestine ruptures. Andreas Samuelsson’s doctoral thesis compares the two common methods used to treat this condition. His ...

Mohs surgery is a highly specialized technique for treating skin cancer. Johns Hopkins dermatologic surgeon Elise Ng, M.D., explains the procedure. Mohs surgery is a precise and effective surgical ...

(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Doctors consider Mohs surgery the best treatment for two of the most common types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

It can help with improving quality of life and managing the disease. Surgery, however, is not a cure for Crohn’s disease. Types of Surgeries Abscess drainage: People with Crohn’s disease may be at a ...

The stool is collected in a colostomy bag, which is worn on the abdomen. Colostomy surgery may be used to treat many digestive conditions, including colon cancer, Crohn's disease, intestinal ...