Home > Specialities > Colorectal Surgery
Colorectal Procedures
Colorectal Procedures include surgery for disorders of the large and small intestine, rectum and anal canal.
The main colorectal conditions that require surgery are:
- Cancer of the colon, rectum and anal canal
- Diverticular disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Anal conditions such as haemorrhoids (piles), fissures or fistulae
Colorectal problems most often present with the following symptoms:
- Bleeding from the back passage
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Recent alteration of bowel habits
- Passage of mucus from the back passage
- Loss of weight and appetite
Commonly performed colorectal surgeries include:
- Right or left hemicolectomy – for cancers or other problems in the right or left colon
- Sigmoid colectomy – for cancers, diverticular disease or other problems in the sigmoid colon
- Anterior resection – mostly for cancer of the upper rectum
- Abdominoperineal resection – mainly for cancer of the lower rectum or anal canal
- Anal surgeries for haemorrhoids, fissures and fistulae