If you’ve been diagnosed with a colon condition, such as cancer, Chron’s disease or colitis, your surgeon may recommend removing all or part of the colon. If you want a surgery option that might reduce healing time, ask your physician about minimally invasive Colorectal procedures.
Colectomy Information
There are several different options when your physician recommends a colectomy, including:
- Right Colectomy – Surgery on the right colon
- Left Colectomy – Surgery on the left colon
- Sigmoid Colectomy – Surgery on the lower left part of your colon before your rectum
- Total Colectomy – The entire colon is removed
Though colorectal procedures are usually performed through a large incision, procedures can also be done using minimally invasive surgery. This means that the surgeon operates through small abdominal incisions.
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery allows surgeons to operate with enhanced 3D HD vision, precision and control. Other benefits of robotic colorectal surgery include:
- Shorter hospital stay
- Fast return to a normal diet and normal bowel function
- Low rate of complications
- Minimal scarring
- Precise removal of cancerous tissue
- Little blood loss
Consult with a physician at Colorectal Surgical Associates of Kansas City to find out if you’re a candidate for minimally invasive surgery.