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colectomy Definition

co·lec·tomy (kō lektə mē, kə-)

noun pl. -·mies

the surgical removal of all or part of the colon

Etymology: col(on) + -ectomy

colectomy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undergo: In January 1986 she had undergone a right colectomy.
  • have: Had routine colectomy been performed in all, twenty eight additional patients would have required operation.
  • assist: CONCLUSION: These results suggest that laparoscopically assisted colectomy may be particularly indicated in elderly patients.
  • follow: Following colectomy, the periampullary region is the commonest site of gastrointestinal malignancy in FAP patients.

Preposition: for

  • cancer: The aim of this study was to compare short-term QOL outcomes after LAC vs. open colectomy for colon cancer.

Adjective modifier

  • prophylactic: With prophylactic colectomy, the main risks to life are the development of duodenal cancer or desmoid tumors.
  • total: I am about to under go a resection or a total colectomy.
  • sigmoid: For a sigmoid colectomy, the splenic flexure should be mobilized so that the transverse colon can be potentially brought down for the anastomosis.
  • laparoscopic-assisted: The use of any new treatment modality, such a laparoscopic-assisted colectomy, should produce at least a similar recurrence and survival profile.
  • transverse: For a lesion in the transverse colon it may be that an extended right hemicolectomy is safer option than a transverse colectomy.
  • right: In January 1986 she had undergone a right colectomy.

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