Colectomy | Bowel cancer | Cancer Research UK
Surgery to remove the left side of the colon is called a left hemi colectomy. Removing the right side of the bowel is called a right hemi colectomy. Removing the sigmoid part of the bowel (sigmoid colon) is called a sigmoid colectomy. Removing all of the colon. Surgery to remove the whole of the large bowel (colon) is called a total colectomy.
Types of surgery for colon cancer | Bowel cancer - Cancer …
Your surgeon might remove the part of the colon containing the tumour. This is called a colectomy. How much your surgeon takes away depends on the exact position and size of the cancer. The operations have different names depending on where the cancer is. Surgery to remove part of the colon is called a hemicolectomy or partial colectomy.
Problems after surgery | Bowel cancer | Cancer Research UK
A leak where the ends of your colon are joined . Leaks can happen where the surgeon joins the ends of your colon together. This is called an anastomotic leak. This is a serious problem and you need to have treatment straight away. Treatment includes: stopping eating and drinking; antibiotics; a drain; possibly another operation
Surgery for bowel - colon cancer - Cancer Research UK
Surgery for colon cancer. Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the large bowel (colon …
Bowel problems after treatment - Cancer Research UK
Surgery to the large bowel (colon) The body absorbs water from undigested food as it passes through the colon. The waste material (poo) is then stored in the back passage (rectum) until you pass it out of the body through your anus. Straight after surgery to remove part of your colon, your poo might be a bit looser and more frequent.
After surgery for bowel cancer | Cancer Research UK
There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Possible problems after bowel cancer surgery include a leak where the surgeon has joined the ends of your colon together, or your bowel not working properly. Other possible problems include infection, blood clots and bleeding. Read more about problems after bowel cancer surgery
Having a stoma | Bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK
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Types of surgery for rectal cancer - Cancer Research UK
Your surgeon will remove most of your rectum and attach the bowel (colon) to your anus. Sometimes your surgeon will create a pouch by folding back a small section of colon or by enlarging a section of the bowel (colon). This small pouch works like the rectum did before surgery. This operation is called a colo anal anastomosis. You might need to ...
Chemotherapy treatment | Bowel cancer | Cancer Research UK
You’re likely to have chemotherapy after surgery for colon cancer if you have: stage 2 cancer and your cancer has features which increase the risk of it coming back stage 3 cancer; This is to reduce the chance of the cancer coming back and is called adjuvant chemotherapy. You don’t usually need chemotherapy if you have stage 1 colon cancer.
Stage 1 | Bowel cancer - Cancer Research UK
Localised colon cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. G Argilés and others Annals of Oncology, 2020. Volume 31, Issue 10 Pages 1291-1305. Colorectal cancer The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2020. Updated December 2021. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (8th Edition)