The epithelial barrier formed by a continuous layer of surface epithelial cells is important in preventing the penetration of bacteria and other antigens into the mucosa. The viability and integrity ...

Introduction Colonic diverticulosis is the most common structural abnormality of the colon in developed countries, with an increasing global prevalence. Approximately 20–25% of affected individuals ...

A research team from Italy described a case of a sigmoid perforation repaired with endoclips and endoloops, and sealed with fibrin glue. The effectiveness of this approach was confirmed on ...

Colonoscopy is considered a safe procedure, although complications can occur. The most dreaded of these is iatrogenic perforation. The literature reports perforation rates of 0.03%-0.8% for diagnostic ...

Introduction Colonic diverticulosis is the most common structural abnormality of the colon in developed countries, with an increasing global prevalence. Approximately 20–25% of affected individuals ...

A 27-year-old graduate student was experiencing physical and emotional exhaustion, depression, anxiety and a general uneasiness with her body. One morning, while she was at the gym, a friend suggested ...

A study in BMC Medicine found that fecal microbiota transplantation is an effective long-term treatment for bacterial infection in the colon. The researchers identified 131 fecal and mucosal samples ...

It was supposed to be a standard colonic irrigation. A procedure to rid her body of toxins and waste build up. But for 65-year-old Pamela Kilah — the procedure almost killed her. After deciding to ...

MANILA, Philippines – As we become more and more exposed to toxins – from the unhealthy food that we eat to the pollution we encounter on our daily commute across the metro, our body becomes heavy ...