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Health Encyclopedia: Colon And Rectal Cancers Surgery

Surgery

Surgical removal of the tumor ("resection") along with any affected surrounding tissue is the standard initial treatment for potentially curable colorectal cancers (cancers that have not spread beyond the colon or lymph nodes). Drug therapy, radiation, or both are often used for advanced cancers and are continuously being tested with surgery in different combinations and sequences.

Although choosing a qualified surgeon is critical, choosing a hospital experienced in procedures is also impo...

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Expert & Community Posts

Finding the Right Incontinence Treatment and Shopping for Cars

By Jasmine Schmidt , Health Expert

...car, how many people it will comfortably fit, and gas mileage, to name just a few. Everyone's... Read more »

Sienna's Surgery

By Kelsey Bonilla , Health Expert

...me. After they take her back, she'll get a little gas and an I.V. for the anesthesia. The... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: What's a pH Test for?

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...treatment. The Bravo Delivery System is used by a gastroenterologist to insert the pH capsule... Read more »

Oxygen Therapy for COPD: Why & When It Is Needed

By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...oximeter device or drawing blood for an arterial blood gas (ABGs). Pulse ox is the most common... Read more »

Choking, Gulping, Gagging

By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...attended the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition... Read more »

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Menstrual Disorders: Diagnosis

...the uterus, ovaries, tubes, and peritoneum (lining of the pelvis) on a video monitor.Carbon dioxide gas is injected into the abdomen, distending it and pushing the bowel away so that the doctor... Read more »

Kegel Exercises, Bladder Incontinence Training

...contractions by sensing then squeezing and lifting the muscles in the rectum that are used in passing gas. (Again, women should contract the vaginal muscles as well.)Patients should place their... Read more »

Causes

...blood cells to the area.Prostaglandins open blood vessels and increase blood flow.Nitric Oxide is a gas that is important in blood vessel flexibility and dilation. In excessive amounts, however,... Read more »

Cervical Cancer: Treatment for CIN and Carcinoma in Situ

...office in 15 minutes without medication.The vagina is opened with a speculum and a probe transmits gas (either nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide), which freezes the surface of the cervix.The gas is... Read more »

Skin Exfoliation and Resurfacing Treatments

...the raw appearance that follows laser treatments. This system uses radio waves to "excite" nitrogen gas, resulting in the release of energy. According to the manufacturer, skin regeneration using... Read more »

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