A colorectal surgeon is a general surgeon trained in surgical treatment of the large intestine, colon, rectum, and anus. Both can perform procedures like colonoscopy and polyp removal, but only ...

You can have surgery to reverse your colostomy or ileostomy. It's called an ostomy reversal. Your surgeon will sew the ends of your intestine (bowel) back together. This surgery "reverses" your ...

There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Your surgeon will go through the benefits and risks of the operation before you sign the consent form. We are unable to list all the ...

They will insert the sigmoidoscope through the rectum and pass it into your sigmoid colon. The doctor will use a small amount of air to expand the colon to see the colon walls. You may feel mild ...

Eisengart removed the bottom part of her sigmoid colon to rid her body of the tumor. Griffin didn’t need a colostomy bag to collect her waste, but she did require chemotherapy. She did oral and ...