A colectomy is a type of surgery that removes part or all of the colon. The colon is part of the large intestine that ...

Most pain felt after any surgery will be from the abdominal incision, which with this technique are minimal. Patients are usually able to walk right after and most do not need to use narcotic pain ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

The best chance of making sure all of the cancer is removed is specialist surgery – a right hemicolectomy – followed by heated chemotherapy delivered straight into his abdomen. Because of the ...