The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14 ...

PEG was selected for colon preparation if there were contraindications ... of potential patient and endoscopist factors on the cecal intubation rates. Multivariate logistic regression modeling ...

An accident claimed the life of a Jackson Memorial High School student on Saturday, according to a letter sent to parents ...

Colon cancer usually doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages. As the disease progresses, you may experience abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and changes in the size and shape of your stool.

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Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid that ...

The other pathway (“chymus jam”) is caused by a reduced motility of the hindgut resulting from stress or a too-limited fiber supply. Ultimately, overfilling of the cecum and proximal colon occurs, ...

Check out Prichard Colon meeting Daddy Yankee in the clip below: While he can neither walk nor talk, Colón uses a mobile chair for movement and a specialized computer designed to facilitate his ...

The tissues collected include different brain regions (hippocampus, cortex, cerebellum, and hypothalamus), different sections of the GI tract (stomach, duodenum, ileum, jejunum, cecum, proximal colon, ...