In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) syndrome, most of whom had undergone a risk-reducing colectomy, colorectal cancer (CRC) remained the most common malignancy and cause of death, ...

Dr. Susan Knoche, a colorectal surgeon known for advancing surgical techniques, conducted the surgery on Margaret Robey, a colon cancer patient who underwent a sigmoid colectomy.

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 ...

You may see some blood in your stool when you are having a flare-up of your UC. But too much is a warning sign. Learn treatment options, and when to call your doctor.

The sigmoid colon is a portion of the descending colon that gets its name because it has an “S” shape. In such cases, a sigmoid colectomy is performed to remove the cancer in this area. After a ...

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 subtotal colectomy is where the surgeon removes most of the colon but is able to leave part of the left side of the colon called the sigmoid colon. The surgeon joins the small bowel to the remaining ...

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 might ...

After a sigmoid colectomy and four cycles of chemotherapy (14 days each), it appeared I was on the path to recovery. However, I received news three months ago that the cancer metastasized to my ...

The sigmoid colon normally helps stool transit out the last part of the large intestine. This article describes functional impairments and pain symptoms.

Zarokosta M, et al. (2018). Anomalous course of the sigmoid colon and the mesosigmoid encountered during colectomy. A case report of a redundant loop of sigmoid colon.

Therefore, surgeons often perform a procedure called a sigmoid colectomy. This involves removing all or some of the sigmoid colon — the last part of the colon.