PNEUMATOSIS cystoides intestinalis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of gas-filled cysts involving the intestinal wall and its attachments. It is known under a variety of names: gas ...

PC, a rare condition, is a form of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis that generally presents late in middle age. It is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts within the wall of ...

A STUDY of 100 patients with carcinoma of the colon or rectum operated upon at the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals indicates that it is advisable to divide such patients into two groups, those with ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...