colectomy

Indications

• colorectal cancer
• ulcerative colitis
• familial polyposis coli
• diverticulitis
• bowel infarction
• abdominal trauma

Laboratory

• excised length of colon (Loinc)

Procedure

• surgical resection of the colon or part of the colon

Management

• an ileo-anal pouch may be used in the reconstructive phase of surgery

More general terms

• intestinal resection; enterectomy

More specific terms

• proctectomy/colectomy for congenital megacolon