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Colonic Diseases
- From the National Institutes of Health
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From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Facts and Fallacies about Digestive Diseases (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Barium Enema: Viewing the Colon for Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Colonoscopy
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: Screening for Colon and Rectal Problems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sigmoidoscopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Virtual Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Colostomy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Digestive Health Tips (American College of Gastroenterology)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Colon Cleansing: Is It Good for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Collagenous Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Gas in the Digestive Tract (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Intestinal Ischemia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Ischemic Colitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Redundant Colon (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Also available in: Spanish
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Colorectal Cancer Glossary of Terms (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Children
- Children
- What I Need to Know about Hirschsprung's Disease (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)