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This video is meant to help patients and caregivers understand colon cancer, the procedure of left hemicolectomy and sigmoid colectomy, what to expect before and after the operation, and ways to improve recovery.
8 lip 2011 · SAGES Top 14 Part 12: Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy from the SAGES Video Library. Video Author: Steve Wexner, MD (TOP 21 NOW AVAILABLE AT www.cine-med.com/sages) preop prep–27 sec positioning–35 sec procedural video–46 sec.
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21 paź 2022 · If you have colon cancer or diverticulitis, you may require a sigmoid colectomy. This surgical procedure removes your sigmoid colon and connects the descending colon with the anus.
Open surgery: An incision will be made along your abdomen to provide access to the colon for your surgeon. They will then identify the damaged section of the sigmoid colon and remove it. Laparoscopic surgery: Several small incisions (or ports) are made in the abdomen. A small camera is inserted through one of the ports to direct the surgeon to ...
Sigmoid Colectomy. This operation can be done for cancer or diverticulitis. The aim of the surgery is to remove the section of bowel affected by disease. The two cut ends are then joined together as shown in the diagram below. The new join is called an anastomosis.
In this video, we perform an open left colectomy on a 65-year-old patient who presented with a large bowel obstruction secondary to tumor. In this procedure, the colon is mobilized bilaterally, including takedown of both the hepatic and splenic flexures.
