Coloproctology is a subspecialty of general surgery that is used to give diagnostic and surgical- medical treatment for colon, rectum and anus diseases.
Among the most common diseases in this area we find:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Colon diverticula
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistulas
- Rectal prolapse and defecation disturbances
- Intestine tumors
Related techniques
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Anal FissureThe most commonly used technique is the sphincterotomy. With a cut, it allows reducing sphincter contractions. -
Anal fistulaFistulectomy or fistulotomy is the operation that solves this problem. -
Sacrococcygeal fistulaThis surgical treatment involves the removal of the cyst and the tissue affected by the fistula tract. -
HemorrhoidectomyIt consists in making small incisions in the skin around the anus, looking for the vein root that causes the dilatation of the hemorrhoid. -
Rectal ProlapseIt occurs when the tissue that lines the rectum protrudes through the anus. -
Varicose veinsVaricose veins are dilated veins unable to make a good return of blood to the heart. -
AppendectomyIt is the surgical technique by which the infected appendix is removed. -
Cytoreductive with ChemotherapyThis technique is indicated in selected patients with cancer spread within the abdomen. -
Subtotal ColectomyIt is the surgical technique by which part of the colon is removed. -
Laparoscopic Subtotal ColectomyIt is the surgical technique by which part of the colon is removed by laparoscopic surgery. -
HAL-RAR Hemorrhoidectomy - Pilonidal SinusThis surgical treatment involves the removal of the cyst and the tissue affected by the fistula tract.
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