Laparoscopic Colectomy

A Laparoscopic colectomy is a surgery to remove part or all of the large intestine. It is also known as colon resection surgery. Your colon is part of your colon, which makes a colectomy a type of colon resection. Your colon, part of your large intestine, is a long, tubular organ at the end of your digestive tract. A laparoscopic colectomy may be needed to treat or prevent diseases and conditions affecting your colon.

There are different types of colectomy surgeries:

• total colectomy the entire colon is removed.
• Partial colectomy involves removing part of the colon and may also be referred to as a subtotal colectomy.
• hemicolectomy, the right or left side of the colon is removed.
• proctocolectomy, both the colon and the rectum are removed.