A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat: serious liver damage with no available treatment. Now, scientists have ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health System is among the first hospitals in Ohio performing a minimally invasive bariatric surgery using small magnets instead of surgery to alter the bowel. The ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure—referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Center for Weight Loss Surgery explains the differences between duodenal switch and gastric sleeve surgeries for weight loss.

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) affects how well the small intestine absorbs nutrients. Surgery, medications, and nutritional support are all part of a comprehensive treatment plan for this condition. SBS ...

A man was rushed into emergency surgery after his colon 'spontaneously' exploded out of his abdomen following a common surgery. The 83-year-old suffered a 'spontaneous evisceration' of his small ...