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Colectomy

Known as: Colectomies 
An operation to remove all or part of the colon. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy. In an open colectomy, one… 
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Abdominal CavityAblationEducational aspectsGastrointestinal system

Broader (3)

Colon structure (body structure)Excisioncolon surgery

Narrower (7)

Laparoscopic right hemicolectomyleft hemicolectomyright hemicolectomysigmoid colectomy

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2009
2009
Colon perforation during antiangiogenic therapy for malignant glioma.
Antiangiogenic drugs have emerged as effective treatment options for patients with recurrent malignant gliomas (MGs). Though this… 
2007
2007
Microcoil Embolization for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
2003
2003
Infliximab in the treatment of medically refractory indeterminate colitis
Aim : To examine the outcome of infliximab intervention in refractory indeterminate colitis. 
1984
1984
Anal sphincter function after colectomy, mucosal proctectomy, and endorectal ileoanal pull-through.
Anal sphincter function in patients before and after colectomy, mucosal proctectomy, and endorectal ileoanal pull-through was… 
1984
1984
The risk of developing rectal cancer after colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis in Danish patients with polyposis coli
Fifty-eight Danish polyposis patients had been treated with colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis by the end of 1982. Three of… 
1981
1981
Elective surgery for ulcerative colitis: colectomy in 158 patients.
Chronic ulcerative colitis was treated by elective colectomy in 158 patients. Proctocolectomy and ileostomy was performed in 140… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Carcinoma of the colon and rectum complicating chronic ulcerative colitis
Patients with pancolonic chronic ulcerative colitis are at increased risk to develop carcinoma of the colon. Controversy… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Incidental Splenectomy: A Review of the Literature and the New York Hospital Experience
981 consecutive splenectomies at The New York Hospital were reviewed. 18.9% were removed incidental to some other procedure… 
1965
1965
COLONIC CANCER IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND IDIOPATHIC COLONIC CANCER.
  • C. WelchS. Hedberg
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 45656044
Carcinomas of the colon and rectum that develop in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) are believed to differ in… 
1960
1960
Rehabilitation and long-term survival after colectomy for ulcerative colitis.
Colectomy was found necessary in 124 of a series of 468 patients with ulcerative colitis seen over 13 years. Fifty of the 124… 
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