A colectomy is a type of surgery that removes part or all of the colon. The colon is part of the large intestine that connects the small intestine to the rectum. The colon is removed either in ...

OBJECTIVE: To review the clinical experience with colectomy and ileoanal pull-through procedure in children from 1 hospital. DESIGN: Since 1977, 116 children 18 years of age or younger underwent ...

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 ...

Partial or complete removal of the colon. A colostomy is an opening (stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one. The opening is formed by drawing the healthy ...