colon and rectum. We have helped pioneer procedures such as transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and transanal minimally-invasive surgery (TAMIS) and offer a wide spectrum of laparoscopic and ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

The first treatment for colon cancer is usually surgery to remove a section of the colon. This is called a partial colectomy. Most often, doctors can reconnect the separated sections of the colon ...

As in other areas of tumor surgery, there has been ... Lesions in the transverse colon presented the highest salvage rate — namely, 60 per cent. The type of primary operation chosen and the ...

How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

In severe cases, in which there are strictures or fistulas, surgery may be necessary. Crohn’s (granulomatous) colitis affects only the colon. If you have this type, you may be more likely to ...

The type of surgery you have for cancer of the large bowel (colon) depends on the position and the size of the cancer in your bowel. Your surgeon might be able to take out all of your cancer. For some ...

Emily King of Mobile, Alabama, was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago at the age of 27. She had experienced some diarrhea, abdominal pain and anemia, but having cancer had never entered ...