colectomy
Large intestine excision
A colectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the colon.
The procedure treats conditions like colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, or severe diverticulitis.
A partial colectomy removes only the diseased section; a total colectomy removes the entire colon: She underwent a colectomy after her cancer diagnosis.
Surgical tissue removal
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- openNot closed
- subtotalSum before final additions
total · segmental · hemicolectomy · anastomosis · bowel · excision · incision · abdomen
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- diverticulitisInfected intestinal outpouchings
- Crohn'sChronic intestinal inflammation disorder
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
obstruction · perforation · megacolon · ischemia · dysplasia · stricture · fistula · abscess
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- ostomySurgical opening for excretion
- ileostomySurgically created abdominal opening
- stomaBody or leaf opening
pouch · diet · nutrition · hydration · rehabilitation · mobility · fiber · digestion
Large intestine's origin pouch
- ascendingMoving upward
- transverseExtending sideways across
- descendingMoving downward
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
Measure preventing disease or harm
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- geneticRelating to heredity
resection
Surgical tissue removal
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- openNot closed
subtotal · total · segmental · hemicolectomy · anastomosis · bowel · excision · incision · abdomen · anesthesia
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- diverticulitisInfected intestinal outpouchings
- Crohn'sChronic intestinal inflammation disorder
adenocarcinoma · obstruction · perforation · megacolon · ischemia · dysplasia · stricture · fistula · abscess · hemorrhage
healing
Restoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- ostomySurgical opening for excretion
- ileostomySurgically created abdominal opening
stoma · pouch · diet · nutrition · hydration · rehabilitation · mobility · fiber · digestion · adaptation
cecum
Large intestine's origin pouch
- ascendingMoving upward
- transverseExtending sideways across
- descendingMoving downward
sigmoid · rectum · mesentery · peritoneum
prophylactic
Measure preventing disease or harm
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- hereditaryPassed through generations
genetic · mutation · adenomas · precancerous · polyposis
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- surgical removalsexcision, removal, tumor excision, resection, mastectomy
- abdominal surgeryileostomy, hernia repair, cholecystectomy, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass
- colorectalrectum, anus, cecum, caecum, anal canal
colectomycraniotomy
Surgical skull removal procedure
thoracotomy · nephrectomy · hepatectomy · pneumonectomy · splenectomy
colectomymedical therapy
Curative clinical intervention
dietary management · watchful waiting · drug therapy · lifestyle modification · observation
colon, colonize, colonization, colonizer, colonoscopy, colonic, colonizers, colostomy, colonoscope