Prophylactic defect closure after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of the colon was associated with lower rates of delayed bleeding and post-procedure hospital admission, with the benefit more ...

CODEX2: A novel scoring system for CDX2 loss in colon cancer—Unraveling prognostic insights and therapeutic opportunities. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

In colon cancer, location is important. Evidence is building up to show a significant difference in survival when malignancies emerge on the right side of the colon compared with those that arise on ...

Caecal cancer and ascending colon cancer had slower rates of metastasis to main nodes compared with transverse colon cancer. Routine prophylactic extended lymphadenectomy for the superior mesenteric ...

The surgical anatomy of the superior mesenteric arterial blood supply of the colon has been studied by Sonneland et al. 61 by means of 600 dissections. The classic pattern of colic arteries was found ...