Medically referred to as colectomy or colon resectioning, focuses on removing either part or all of your colon in order to prevent or address harmful medical conditions. Our general surgeonstypically perform colon resectioning for patients who are at risk for, or who experience one of the following medical concerns:
Colon resectioning can also be used to remove entire sections of the colon where severalprecancerous colon polypshave developed.
Resectioning can be performedin either open surgery or laparoscopic surgery.