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  2. Colectomy - Wikipedia

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    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, curative, or palliative reasons. Colectomy may be performed for prophylactic, curative, or palliative reasons.

  3. Proctocolectomy - Wikipedia

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    Proctocolectomy is the surgical removal of the entire colon and rectum from the human body, leaving the patients small intestine disconnected from their anus. [1] It is a major surgery that is performed by colorectal surgeons, however some portions of the surgery, specifically the colectomy (removal of the colon) may be performed by general surgeons. [2]

  4. Bowel resection - Wikipedia

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    The colon is then mobilized from the retroperitoneum. Care is taken to avoid injury to the ureters and duodenum. The surgery then follows the same steps as small bowel resection. However, due to the colon's placement in the retroperitoneum, more dissection is often required to allow for tension free anastomosis. [5] [6]

  5. Laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique. There are a number of advantages to the patient with laparoscopic surgery versus an exploratory laparotomy. These include reduced pain due to smaller incisions, reduced hemorrhaging, and shorter recovery time.

  6. Hartmann's operation - Wikipedia

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    The Hartmann's procedure with a proximal end colostomy or ileostomy is the most common operation carried out by general surgeons for management of malignant obstruction of the distal colon. During this procedure, the lesion is removed, the distal bowel closed intraperitoneally, and the proximal bowel diverted with a stoma.

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    Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements. ... News / Email / Weather / Video. GET ...

  8. Colorectal surgery - Wikipedia

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    Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. [1] The field is also known as proctology , but this term is now used infrequently within medicine and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular.

  9. Ozempic maker sued over claims the weight-loss ... - AOL

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    Novo Nordisk manufactures two of the three FDA-approved semaglutide weight-loss products: Ozempic and Wegovy. Now, the maker is being sued after a woman said she lost her colon because of a weight ...