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If the tumour has started to spread, the surgeon may also remove some of the surrounding tissue, and if it has moved to lymph glands he may well remove some of those too. In rare occasions a surgeon might remove many lymph nodes resulting in a problem called lymphoedema, Go to:manual...
It repairs injury to the colon, rectum, and anus over a variety of procedures that may have little or great long-term consequence to the patient. It may also involve surgery to the pelvic floor to repair hernias. Physicians specializing in this field of medicine are called colorectal surgeons...
Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for generalized peritonitis due to perforated diverticulitis. Br J Surg. 2008;95(1):97-101.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 64. Rogers AC, Collins D, O’Sullivan GC, Winter DC. Laparoscopic lavage for perforated diverticulitis: a population analysis. Dis Colon Rectum....
Women undergoing a radical hysterectomy may experience lower abdominal incisional pain, bleeding or infection after the operation. In addition, some women may experience difficulty with urination or problems with bladder control. Less commonly, some women may have injury to the rectum, ureters (tubes...
rays enabled 20th-century physicians to examine deep-lying organs and tissues, thus significantly improving the quality of surgical diagnosis. Another contributing factor was the development of endoscopy, which made it possible to examine such organs as the urinary tract, the rectum, and the ...
end colostomy) is necessary for some conditions, including about 15 percent of colon cancer cases. This type of surgery is commonly used when the rectum needs to be removed due to disease or cancer. Most of the colon may also be removed and the remaining portion used to create a stoma.2...
Inertial thinking tells us that the abdominal incision is the ideal and only pathway to remove specimen. But have we ever thought from the patient's perspective, why not choose a painless, concealed and scarless incision? A...
Breast surgeryaims toremove breast cancerandassesses evidence of local(axillary) spread. Breast and axillary surgery allowsassessmentoftumour size,biology, andnodal spreadmore accurately than imaging and biopsy alone. This helps to not onlyachieve disease controlbut provides information to guide anyadjuvan...
Colon and rectal surgery, also known as colorectal surgery, is a specialized medical field focused on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the colon and rectum. Surgeons in this field are trained to manage a wide range of disorders, including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel dise...