A new study found that eating small, hard foods like nuts, seeds, and corn was not linked to diverticulitis.This helps debunk ...

Diverticulosis involves small sacs in the colon lining, often without symptoms ... so inflammation isn’t just due to bacteria but also from the body’s own response mechanisms [2].

and colleagues. This outcome is based on the 4-year follow-up data of the Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection Following Diverticulitis (LASER) randomized clinical trial. The trial, which was ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...

Subsequent MRI confirmed intraspinal gas, sacral osteomyelitis and posterior L3 epidural abscess extending inferiorly into the sacrum. Urgent Hartmann's resection revealed a stercoral ulcer with no ...

Due to reduced visibility, the port of Montevideo closed at around 16:00 After the strong reduction in visibility registered in the country this Monday due to fog and mist, which according to the ...