Butts & Guts: A Cleveland Clinic Digestive Health Podcast Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute

Cleveland Clinic is a leading center in the United States for innovative cancer treatment methods. In this third and final episode of the 2020 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month series, Dana Sands, MD joins Butts & Guts to discuss Transanal Mesorectal Total Excision (TaTME), an evolving procedure that is performed to treat rectal cancer.

In addition to surgical treatment for certain cancers, options like chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation are available based on a patient's disease condition. In this second episode of the 2020 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month series, Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD joins Butts & Guts to share background into a patient's journey that includes a chemotherapy treatment path.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal Cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the United States, but advances in early detection and treatment make it one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer. Gautam Mankaney, MD joins Butts & Guts to discuss recommended screening guidelines and methods.

Anxiety and stress add complications to medical disorders that are already difficult to manage on their own. Dr. Judith Scheman joins Butts & Guts to share the benefits of using behavioral medicine to help patients with gastrointestinal disorders improve their quality of life.

Celiac disease is a digestive and autoimmune disorder with symptoms that include digestive problems, anemia, skin rash, joint and bone pain. Listen as Alberto Rubio Tapia, MD joins Butts & Guts to share insight into this disease and provide recommendations for managing it on a daily basis.

When bowel disorders are present in childhood, young patients may eventually need an adult surgeon. Anthony DeRoss, MD, and Jeremy Lipman, MD, discuss their multidisciplinary approach to lifelong diseases that ensures patients receive the best care from diagnosis through adulthood.