Saturday 29 October 2016

Common Terms And Procedures Used By A Colon Surgeon

By Lisa Campbell


The colorectal surgery is a field of medicine which will be dealing with some disorders that often occur in a persons colon, rectum, and anus. Another term for this is proctology. Those specialized physicians on the field are called as colorectal surgeons or proctologists. This operation type involves many types procedures and also methods that are to be discussed briefly in this written article.

It is very necessary for colorectal surgeons to be under an extensive education and to experience an advanced training so that they can be licensed in performing surgeries. Also, it is necessary for them on having a comprehensive knowledge of diagnosis, general operation, and on treating the rectum, anus, and colon disorders. The Morrilton AR colon surgeon should also have the specializations in preoperative, operative, and postoperative care towards the patients who are having those colorectal disorders.

There are many different procedures and terms which are often utilized by the surgeons. Most of the commonly used terms in colorectal cancer are the local excision, laparoscopic surgery, polypectomy, and resection. The polypectomy is one procedure in which the polyps, small growths in the colons lining are being removed in performing colonoscopy. A colonoscopy is a procedure that will use colonoscope and are inserted into a rectum to view rectum and colon.

Local excision is being used for treating the cancers in rectum. It involves the removing of cancers and tissues from walls of the rectum. The procedure can be done through anus or small cuts in the rectums. The procedure does not require in doing some major operations in an abdominal part. The resection is removing of some parts of a colon along with tissues and cancers that are attached into it.

In laparoscopic surgery, the method of laparoscopy is being performed where in abdominal part cavities are checked by using the special type of scopes and cameras. The incision is performed in abdomen and instruments for laparoscopy are inserted into the small incision. The pictures that are seen in the intestinal organs are transmitted to video monitors for the surgeon to see.

The other four procedures for colorectal cancer surgery are stomas or ostomies, fecal diversion, K pouch, and J pouch. Stomas are the opening of some parts of bowel to the skin. Permanent stomas are being made if stool cannot pass into the normal route even after the surgery. While the temporary stomas are being made for keeping the stool away from the areas that are operated.

Fecal diversion is one procedure in which ileostomy or the opening of parts between skin and the small intestine is being made. Colostomy or the opening of parts between skin and the colon is also done. Usually, a fecal diversion is utilized for temporary measure, allowing chronic inflammation, infection, and surgery healing.

The attached K pouch to anus allows the person in doing a similar way when going to a bathroom. It provides a reservoir for stools and adds a nipple valve for preventing the stools in leaking. K pouch is not often performed by most surgeons because of complexity in the surgery.

The J pouch is made in the end of a small intestine in order to provide a place of stool before a person will go to a bathroom for the proctocolectomy. Many forms are under the ileal pouches. The J pouch is the very common form of ileal pouch.




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