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colectomy [kə′lek·tə·mē] (medicine) Excision of all or a portion of the colon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Abdominal irrigation and subtotal colectomy with proximal fecal diversion was performed. 47) When a final diagnosis cannot be reached, a subtotal colectomy with an ileostomy should be done, leaving the rectum without violating the pelvis and leaving intact the blood supply to the ileum in the event that the decision is made in the future to proceed with an ileal pouch anal anastomosis. A recent study, (54) investigated gastric emptying in 12 severely constipated patients before and after subtotal colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis. |
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