Recent news on Colectomy

PDL BioPharma Announces Long-Term Nuvion(R) Data Presented At 2007 ...  -  May 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),..."Patients with severe ulcerative colitis face surgical intervention or colectomy, and positive results from our Phase 3 program would lead to a welcomed

Big hospital pay out for leg loss victim  -  May 17, 2007
Tameside Advertiser,Mrs Mellor was treated for vascular and bowel problems at Tameside General Hospital in 1999 and underwent a left above knee amputation and total colectomy

Effectiveness Of Serotonin And Nerve Stimulants On Irritable Bowel ...  -  May 24, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...in whom conservative treatment has failed, surgical procedures (eg, colectomy) are associated with a high failure rate and substantial morbidity.

PDL BioPharma Reveals Presentation Of Long-term Nuvion Data  -  May 22, 2007
Trading Markets,...aim of significantly reducing the symptoms of the disease and potentially delaying or avoiding the need for colectomy, or surgical removal of the colon.

DDW: Sacral Nerve Stimulation Relieves Refractory Constipation  -  May 20, 2007
MedPage Today,Surgical procedures such as colectomy have high failure rates and can cause substantial morbidity, including persistent abdominal pain in about two-thirds

Salix Pharmaceuticals Previews Digestive Disease Week 2007  -  May 17, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),MD May 23 medication in the management of patients with mild to moderate inflammatory bowel disease Decreasing rates of colectomy despite M. Issa,

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