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colectomy
Indications:
1) colorectal cancer
2) ulcerative colitis
3) familial polyposis coli
4) diverticulitis
5) bowel infarction
6) abdominal trauma
Procedure:
- surgical resection of the colon or part of the colon
Laboratory:
- excised length of colon (Loinc)
Management:
- an ileo-anal pouch may be used in the reconstructive phase of surgery
Specific
proctectomy/colectomy for congenital megacolon
General
intestinal resection; enterectomy