Guide To Colon Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Options

Bowel Resection

Colon cancer patients may need to undergo a surgical operation referred to as bowel resection. The term resection is used to describe any procedure involving the removal of tissues or parts of an organ. This procedure focuses on the removal of the cancerous tumor from the large intestine. The part of the large intestine that contains the cancerous growth is removed as well as any surrounding lymph nodes that have been affected by cancer. Once the diseased section of the large intestine has been removed, the healthy portions of the large intestine are sewn together. A bowel resection to treat colon cancer can be performed as an open resection where a large incision is made in the patient's abdomen, or it can be done by laparoscopy or through a small incision using specialized scope and instruments.

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