Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Read about surgery to remove a small part of the bowel lining Surgery to remove all or part of your bowel (colectomy) Your surgeon might remove the part of the colon containing the tumour. This is ...

The first treatment for colon cancer is usually surgery to remove a section of the colon. This is called a partial colectomy. Most often, doctors can reconnect the separated sections of the colon ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...