THE Spanish Town Hospital (STH) has carried out its first laparoscopic right hemicolectomy surgery, marking a significant milestone in the hospital’s surgical capabilities. This groundbreaking ...

The patient underwent a laparoscopic left hemicolectomy with no intraoperative evidence of peritoneal disease found. Intraluminal tattooing during colonoscopy was identified in the proximal descending ...

Laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy is a surgery that removes the large intestine to treat inflammatory conditions of the intestine, such as ulcerative colitis and familiar polyposis. Learn ...

Different types of surgeries result in a partial or total colectomy, or removal of the colon. Learn about these procedures to treat inflammatory bowel diseases and colon cancer.

A colectomy, or colon resection surgery, is a surgical procedure that removes all or part of your colon. There are several types of colectomy. Learn more.

Given that the right colon showed no inflammation, the team performed Hartmann's procedure – i.e., a laparoscopic left hemicolectomy with formation of an end colostomy.

The procedures performed were: a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with extracorporeal ileo-transverse latero-lateral anastomosis, manual with Vicryl 3/0 (n = 1), a left hemicolectomy with colorectal ...

Subtotal colectomy with end ileostomy can help treat conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. Learn more.

Abstract Objective Laparoscopic colectomy has gained acceptance as a standard treatment for benign and malignant colorectal disease, such as diverticular disease and cancer, among others. Same as in ...

Matthew Kalady, MD, FASCARS, the Cheif of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Wexner Medical Center, performed a laparoscopic left colectomy, which is the surgical removal of the left side ...

The enrolled patients were divided into two groups undergoing laparoscopic transverse colectomy and laparoscopic right/left hemicolectomy, respectively. The intraoperative, postoperative complications ...