This surgical procedure removes the sigmoid colon and connects the descending colon with the anus. It can be done via open or laparoscopic surgery.

Source Reference: Santos A, et al "Quality-of-life and recurrence outcomes following laparoscopic elective sigmoid resection vs conservative treatment following diverticulitis: prespecified 2-year ...

Wang J, Zhou J, Zhao S, et al. Robotic versus laparoscopic anterior resection for the treatment of stage II and III sigmoid colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis. J Robot Surg . 2024 ...

Treatments for bowel endometriosis may include surgery and medications. ... Up to 90% of bowel endometriosis involves the rectum and sigmoid colon. ... Segmental bowel resection: ...

To date, long-term safety including functional outcomes of transanal natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) for colorectal cancer resection has not been confirmed. To explore the short- ...

Patients who chewed gum also passed gas sooner (65.4 hours vs. 80.2 hours post-surgery) and had their first bowel movement earlier (after 63.2 hours compared with 89.4 hours) than those who did not.

The goal of bowel resection is to take out the part of the colon or rectum where the problem is. If the doctor is removing cancer from the colon, nearby lymph nodes are taken out and tested for cancer ...

Robotic natural orifice specimen extraction surgery for complicated diverticulitis requiring sigmoid colon resection and colovesical fistulectomy followed by colorectal anastomosis and repair of ...