Patients who undergo surgery for rectal cancer at high-volume hospitals have better rates of survival and lower rates of permanent colostomy than patients who are operated on at low-volume hospitals, ...

A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser explains how a colostomy may preserve a patient’s health and help to avoid colorectal cancer complications. Although a permanent colostomy can serve as a life-saving measure for ...