Family services caseworkers in Ohio brushed off a 4-year-old foster child's deadly bowel blockage as symptoms of the flu, even going so far as to threaten taking away "parental rights" from his mother ...

Large bowel obstruction represents a critical surgical emergency characterised by mechanical or functional blockage of the colon, most commonly due to colorectal carcinoma, volvulus or diverticular ...

Colon cancer can cause complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatments for colon cancer, such as surgery or chemotherapy, can also cause complications. Colon ...