Patients with jejunostomy after extensive small-bowel resection have major problems with water, sodium and magnesium depletion. They rapidly become dehydrated if appropriate treatment is not given.

Laparoscopy for bowel resection usually involves 3 to 6 very small incisions instead of one large one. Recovery time is faster. You and your doctor will think about several things in deciding whether ...

Aims. To assess after ileal resection whether: 1) SICUS detects recurrence of Crohn's disease lesions, 2) the intestinal wall thickness measured at the level of ileo-colonic anastomosis predicts ...