2024年11月12日 · Surgery to treat diverticulitis involves removing the part of your colon (partial colectomy) that diverticulitis affects. The most common diverticulitis surgery is a sigmoid colectomy. Your sigmoid is the last part of your colon.

2018年8月23日 · Diverticulitis surgery is performed if your condition is severe or life-threatening. Here's how to decide if surgery is right for you and how to prepare.

2024年2月2日 · Diverticulitis surgery is performed under general anesthesia by a general surgeon or colon and rectal surgeon. The surgery may be scheduled or performed urgently, depending on the reason why it's being done. There are two main types of diverticulitis surgery.

2023年3月3日 · Common types of diverticulitis surgery include: Laparoscopic surgery. This is minimally invasive, and typically requires 3 to 5 small cuts in the abdomen, while traditional surgery involves...

If you’ve had two or three episodes of diverticulitis, your doctor may recommend an elective procedure called sigmoidectomy, in which the affected part of the colon—called the sigmoid colon—is removed to help prevent a recurrence.

2021年12月28日 · What happens during the surgery? The most common type of surgery for all forms of diverticular disease is called sigmoid resection (sigmoidectomy). The sigmoid colon is the section of the large intestine that comes just before the rectum, at the end of the bowel.

Oregon Surgical Specialists has prepared information about surgical procedures. These pages help patients prepare for surgery, find out what to expect after surgery, and how to care for yourself. Here are instructions for Colon Resection Surgery for Diverticulitis

The robotic NICE procedure is a new way to approach surgical colon resection for diverticulitis developed at Houston Methodist. Learn more about it here.

2020年9月10日 · There are two different types of diverticulitis surgery options, bowel resection with primary anastomosis and bowel resection with colostomy. Your doctor will perform a thorough evaluation and make a recommendation based on where the diverticulitis is, how severe it is, and how many diverticula are present.

This video will show real video from the operating room as I perform a laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticulitis. Watch along as I highlight the impo...