Laparoscopic Surgery of the Colon and Rectum.

This surgery is performed on patients, which have been diagnosed with a disease of the colon or rectum (diverticuli, polyps, and cancer). The procedure consists is removing the portion of the colon which is affected by the disease and reconnecting two portions of the colon that are healthy. The most common limited resections are those of the right colon or the sigmoid (left) colon.

Other Minimally Invasive Surgery