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Colon Resection Procedure
What to Expect: Colon Resection Procedure
Our nationally renowned surgeons specialize in complex colorectal surgery for Crohn's disease. Offering a level of expertise available in only a handful of centers across the country, we use a personalized approach to deliver your procedure. With the help of advanced endoscopy, we use sophisticated imaging tests to know exactly which portions of your colon we need to remove. This helps us preserve as much healthy tissue as possible.
If colon resection surgery is right for you, the procedure will follow these general steps:
- We give you general anesthesia, meaning you will be asleep and not able to feel any sensation during your procedure.
- Your surgeon starts by making one small incision above your belly button.
- We fill your abdomen with carbon dioxide gas, which makes it easier for us to move surgical instruments around and gives us a clear view of the surgical area.
- We insert a telescope connected to a tiny camera (laparoscope) into your abdomen through the incision.
- Using the laparoscope, we project real-time images of your intestines onto high-definition video monitors.
- Using the images, we determine where to place additional incisions through which we insert specialized surgical instruments.
- As pioneers in single incision laparoscopic surgery, we use as few incisions as possible, although it's possible for you to have up to five.
- With the help of surgical clamps, we separate your colon into sections.
- Using a surgical knife, we remove sections of your colon while carefully sealing their blood supply.
- Before completing your procedure, we connect the two remaining ends of your colon (anastomosis) using a surgical stapler or stitches (sutures).
Colon resection surgery is a major procedure. You can expect to stay in the hospital for a few days after your surgery. You may also need to make changes to your diet, such as eating foods that are easy to digest, as you continue to recover at home. Our experts from GI Nutrition Services can help you find foods you like to eat that aren't hard on your stomach.