A lower anterior resection, formally known as anterior resection of the rectum and colon and anterior excision of the rectum or simply anterior resection...

generally, results in a worse quality of life than the less invasive lower anterior resection (LAR). Thus, LARs are generally the preferred treatment for rectal...

Low anterior resection syndrome is a complication of lower anterior resection, a type of surgery performed to remove the rectum, typically for rectal...

structures are important to consider in this operation especially if done for resection of a tumor located in the head of the pancreas. Pancreaticoduodenectomy...

A bowel resection or enterectomy (enter- + -ectomy) is a surgical procedure in which a part of an intestine (bowel) is removed, from either the small...

lateral view of rectum is to view the rectum from lateral position. Right anterior oblique (RAO) position is to view the caecum, ascending colon, right hepatic...

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between 50 and 60% (lower for those performed in cases of cancer). Dr. Robert Weir suggested in his 1886 case report on the resection of a rectal tumor...

partial fundoplications known as Thal (270° anterior), Belsey (270° anterior transthoracic), Dor (anterior 180–200°), Lind (300° posterior), and Toupet...

pieces of tissue with a snare device (e.g., polyps, endoscopic mucosal resection) Application of cautery to tissues Removal of foreign bodies (e.g., food)...

the most common operations performed were appendectomy, small bowel resection, pyloromyotomy and correction of intussusception. After adjustment for...

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the procedure, the patient might feel pressure and slight cramping in the lower abdomen, but the patient will feel better afterward when the air leaves...

it serves as a passageway for both air and food. Air enters the larynx anteriorly but anything swallowed has priority and the passage of air is temporarily...

diverticulitis d. Elective resection of rectal cancer or distal colon cancer in patients deemed unfit for anterior resection with anastomosis Use of the...

jejunum in end-to-side anastomosis. The Billroth II always follows resection of the lower part of the stomach (antrum). The surgical procedure is called a...

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involved in glucose absorption. The procedure involves a longitudinal resection of the stomach starting from the antrum at the point 5–6 cm from the pylorus...

fundoplication to reduce the incidence of postoperative acid reflux. In Dor or anterior fundoplication, which is the most common method, part of the stomach (the...

arise due to: a common bile duct tumour or hepatic duct tumour (e.g. resection of cholangiocarcinoma) a bile duct injury (e.g. cholecystectomy, iatrogenic...

affected in the following ways. Surgery involving the rectum (e.g. lower anterior resection, often performed for colorectal cancer), radiotherapy directed...

the following operations: Pancreaticoduodenectomy Esophagectomy Liver resection Surgery on the digestive system's organs is referred to as digestive system...

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formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place. This opening, often in conjunction...

of posterior rectal wall. The anterior resection addresses the bulging rectocele and the anterior and posterior resections together aim to correct the intussusception...

operation developed by Eugen Pólya and Friedrich Paul Reichel. It involves a resection of 2/3 of the stomach with blind closure of the duodenal stump, and a...

require surgery. Newer surgical procedures include stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) and procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH). Both STARR and...

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period following surgery is less than 1 in 1,000. Bariatric surgery may also lower disease risk, including improvement in cardiovascular disease risk factors...

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