Diverticular disease is a group of conditions in which tiny pouches form in the colon. The pouches are called diverticula. These pouches bulge out through weak spots in your colon. The pouches can ...

Jennifer Pollard Ruiz, MD, is a board-certified family physician and has over 20 years of experience as a primary care physician in the public, private, and government sectors. Severe pain, fever, ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. It combines X-ray and an endoscope—a long, ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is board-certified in gastroentrology. He is the vice chair for ambulatory services for the department of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where he is ...