The UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery dedicated to excellent patient care, advancing surgical knowledge through innovative research and training future surgeons in an inclusive environment. Our ...

Fellows have dual roles as advanced trainees in complex minimally invasive surgery and as instructors in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. It is expected that minimally invasive surgery ...

Performance of colonoscopy is unchanged in patients who have undergone obesity surgery -- however, care should be given to the preparation because these individuals are unable to tolerate large ...

Our surgeons have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally-invasive surgical procedures to treat gastrointestinal cancers, including cancers of the stomach, small intestine, ...

Scarring is expected after most operations, but surgical adhesions present a unique challenge for patients and surgeons.

The patient must have a healthy enough body to endure the procedure, as well as the necessary medical clearance from their doctor. Robotic pancreas surgery offers numerous benefits compared to ...

A group of international experts convened in Washington, D.C., in September 2024 for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) ...

And occasionally the operator may accidentally perforate the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, necessitating emergency surgery. In an attempt to mitigate these risks, two researchers in Japan ...

Key TakeawaysSurgical adhesions — internal bands of scar tissue that form between organs or tissues after surgery— can lead to severe complications ...