Bowel resection

Drawing showing bowel resection for colon cancer

A bowel resection is a surgical procedure in which a part of the large or small intestine is removed. It may be performed due to cancer, necrosis, enteritis, diverticular disease, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, or a block in the intestine due to scar tissue. Other reasons to perform bowel resection include traumatic injuries, precancerous polyps, and familial polyposis.^[1]

Some patients require ileostomy or colostomy after this procedure.^[1]

Common large bowel resections:

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References

1 2 "Small bowel resection". MedlinePlus: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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Description of the procedure

Surgery of the digestive system

Esophagus / Stomach	Resection Bariatric surgery

Abdomen	Debulking Hernia repair

Liver / Pancreas / Gallbladder / Biliary tract	Liver transplantation Resection Resection Whipple procedure Cholecystectomy

Small intestine	Resection Strictureplasty Transplantation Diversion - Ileostomy Loop ileostomy

Colon	Appendectomy Resection Abdominoperineal resection Lower anterior resection Colectomy Hemicolectomy Adhesions Diversion - Colostomy Hartmann's operation

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