Colectomy (col- + -ectomy) is the surgical removal of any extent of the colon, the longest portion of the large bowel. Colectomy may be performed for prophylactic...

is indicated. When surgery is required the recommended procedure is a colectomy (surgical removal of all or part of the colon) with end ileostomy. Fluid...

healthcare may include surgeries such as mastectomies, oophorectomies, colectomies and surgical corrections, such as the surgical correction of cryptorchidism...

'rejoined' (partial colectomy), a surgery that has a substantial healing time but leaves quality of life largely intact. Prophylactic colectomy is indicated...

reserved for the sense of small bowel resection, in distinction from colectomy, which covers the sense of large bowel resection. Bowel resection may...

There are several surgical approaches to treat megacolon, such as a colectomy (removal of the entire colon) with ileorectal anastomosis (ligation of...

hemorrhoidectomies Surgical forms of treatment for these conditions include: colectomy, ileo/colostomy, polypectomy, strictureplasty, hemorrhoidectomy (in severe...

A Kock pouch is a continent pouch formed by the terminal ileum after colectomy. The procedure was detailed and first performed in 1969 by Dr. Nils Kock...

a partial colectomy or total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. Due to increased risk of colorectal cancer following partial colectomy and similar...

surgical approach, called colectomy. During a colectomy, the person is placed under general anesthesia. A surgeon performing a colectomy will make a lower midline...

States have their appendix removed each year. Extirpation of the colon, or colectomy, is used in the treatment of patient's ulcerative colitis whose condition...

least 10% chance of developing malignancy and should undergo abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis, and close monitoring via endoscopy of rectum...

of hemorrhoidectomy, fissure surgery, fistula surgery, polypectomy, or colectomy may be relevant. Gastrointestinal symptoms can also result from other...

Publishing. Retrieved 2 January 2022. Lotti M. Anatomy in relation to left colectomy Anatomy photo:37:13-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Anatomy...

Anti-TNF inhibitors, split ileostomy, diverting ileostomy, and subtotal colectomy are options for management of steroid-dependent or refractory microscopic...

mindful of Section 3 before being placed under general anesthesia for a colectomy, and Vice President George H. W. Bush was acting president from 11:28 a...

disease and rule out other conditions like cancer. Elective segmental colectomy can be considered in selective group of patients to reduce risk of recurrent...

cancer. Hartmann is best known for Hartmann's operation, a two-stage colectomy he devised for colon cancer and diverticulitis. Hartmann Day is the 16...

Gross appearance of an opened colectomy specimen containing two adenomatous polyps (the brownish oval tumors above the labels, attached to the normal...

most common of these procedures are removal of all or part of the colon (colectomy), or removal of the kidney (nephrectomy). Some surgeons perform these...

Kvalstad, R (September 2011). "Plastic bag clip discovered in partial colectomy accompanying proposal for phylogenic plastic bag clip classification"...

colorectal surgeons, however some portions of the surgery, specifically the colectomy (removal of the colon) may be performed by general surgeons. It was first...

Length of Postoperative Ileus After Elective Laparoscopic Left-Sided Colectomy". Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 58 (11): 1064–1069. doi:10.1097/DCR...

Neoplasm Other names Tumor, tumour, carcinocytes Colectomy specimen containing a malignant neoplasm, namely an invasive example of colorectal cancer (the...

Clostridioides difficile infection In those with severe C. difficile colitis, colectomy may improve the outcomes. Specific criteria may be used to determine who...

other solvent or lubricant). Surgical intervention in the form of sigmoid colectomy or proctocolectomy and ileostomy may be required only when all conservative...

such as antireflux mucosectomy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus, colectomy for treating various intestinal disorders, and per-oral endoscopic myotomy...

Partial ileal bypass surgery Strictureplasty Large bowel Appendectomy Colectomy Colonic polypectomy Colostomy Hartmann's operation Rectum Abdominoperineal...

Welling, David R.; Rich, Norman M. (2014). "President Reagan's Life Saving Colectomy and Subsequent Historical Implications". Military Medicine. 179 (7): 704–707...

displaced fractures, procedures on cleft palate, and colon resection and colectomy to treat "Lane's disease"—now otherwise termed colonic inertia, which...