Colorectal surgery (proctology)
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Colorectal surgery is a branch of medicine, rather, surgery, that deals with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon.
Other names[edit | edit source]
Colorectal surgery is also known as proctology, although this term is used less often.
Common procedures performed[edit | edit source]
- Colectomy or colon resection (in colon cancer)
- Colostomy
- Endoscopic surgery
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Ileal pouch anal anastomosis (J-pouch)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery
- Internal sphincterotomy
- Rectopexy
- Polypectomy
- Strictureplasty
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Repair of birth defects
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