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Clinical Application of Single-Surgeon, Three-Port, Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction
Published on: March 24, 2023
Surgery for ulcerative colitis
1Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 497 Scaife Hall, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. blumbergd@msx.upmc.edu
Abstract:
The type of surgery performed for UC varies from patient to patient and must take into account the nutritional status and health of the patient, the presence of dysplasia or cancer, the desire of the patient to maintain continence, the preoperative anorectal function, the degree of confidence in the diagnosis of UC, and the technical constraint because of certain body habituses. A total proctocolectomy is the surgical procedure of choice for UC. A restorative proctocolectomy is the preferred surgical approach that not only cures the patient of the disease and prevents the development of colorectal cancer, but also maintains continence with an improved quality of life.
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