A laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy is an operation that removes the large intestine. Doctors use it to treat conditions including: Inflammatory conditions of the intestine, such as Crohn's ...

If disease or a physical blockage affects the colon, a colectomy may be needed to help the rest of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract function properly. The amount and location of colon removal will ...

Total colectomy is the removal of the entire large intestine or colon. Subtotal colectomy is the removal of part of the colon up to the lower part of the left descending colon. After the surgical ...

Surgery to remove part of the colon is called a hemicolectomy or partial colectomy. Surgery to remove the whole of the large bowel (colon) is called a total colectomy. You might stay in hospital for ...

When it becomes necessary for the entire colon to be removed, this is known as a total colectomy. Changes to bowel function are among the potential long-term side effects of this type of surgery.

When it becomes necessary for the entire colon to be removed, this is known as a total colectomy. Changes to bowel function are among the potential long-term side effects of this type of surgery.

[T]his observational study credibly illustrates that people with IBD experiencing colectomy are at increased risk of both AKI and kidney failure, particularly those with total colectomy and those ...

“The standard treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is total colectomy. However, after total colectomy, patient quality of life is often greatly reduced,” Hideki ...

Later stages of colon cancer may require a colectomy. There are a few different types of colectomies. The type needed depends on the location of the cancer: Total colectomies are less common.

Here's how FAP is usually managed: Total colectomy with anastomosis of the ileum with the rectum, unless the rectum has polyps. Then follow-up proctoscopy (a scoping test of the rectum ...

The question of whether laparoscopically assisted colectomy should generally be offered to patients with cancer requires the synthesis of multiple factors. Our analysis of the total study ...