Pope Francis has “reacted well” to a surgery he underwent at a Rome hospital Sunday to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis, the Holy See Press Office stated. A statement from the ...

Elective sigmoid resection for patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis yielded a better quality of life and prevented recurrences compared with nonsurgical ...

Laparoscopic sigmoid resection significantly improved quality of life (QOL) in patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis, though was associated with a small but ...

There is good news for people diagnosed with diverticulitis. In fact, the news is revolutionary! Diverticulitis is a condition that occurs when pouches, called diverticula, form in the folds of the ...

Our current approach to management of diverticular perforations is generally consistent with the recommendations of the Standards Task Force of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. [3] ...

Diverticulosis involves small sacs in the colon lining, often without symptoms. Diverticulitis occurs when these sacs become inflamed or infected, causing pain and other symptoms. Diverticular disease ...

Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery. By Apoorva Mandavilli On Sunday evening, Pope Francis underwent surgery for a colon ...

If you’ve had stomach pain for a while and see blood when you poop, you might have ulcerative colitis (UC) or diverticulitis. The two conditions are different, but some of their symptoms can be the ...