Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Corman, M. L. Colon and Rectal Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
Hampton, Beverly, and Ruth Bryant. Ostomies and ContinentDiversions....
St. Louis: Mosby Inc., 1992.
Michelassi, F., and J. W. Milsom, eds. Operative Strategies inInflammatory Bowel Disease. New York: Springer Verlag, 1999.
Peppercorn, Mark, ed. Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New Medical and Surgical Approaches. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1989.
PERIODICALS
Alves, A., Y. Panis, D. Trancart, J. Regimbeau, M. Pocard, andP. Valleur. "Factors Associated with Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leakage after Large Bowel Resection: MultivariateAnalysis of 707 Patients."World Journal of Surgery 26 (April 2002): 499–502.
Miller, J., and A. Proietto. "The Place of Bowel Resection inInitial Debulking Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer."Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 42 (November 2002): 535–537.
Sukhotnik, I., A. S. Gork, M. Chen, R. Drongowski, A. G.Coran, and C. M. Harmon. "Effect of Low Fat Diet on Lipid Absorption and Fatty-acid Transport following Bowel Resection."Pediatric Surgery International 17 (May 2001): 259–264.
Tabet, J., D. Hong, C. W. Kim, J. Wong, R. Goodacre, and M.Anvari. "Laparoscopic versus Open Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease."Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 15 (April 2001): 237–242.
Taylor, C., and C. Norton. "Information Booklets for Patients with Major Bowel Resection."British Journal of Nursing 19 (June–July 2000): 785–791.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Board of Colorectal Surgeons (ABCRS). 20600 Eureka Rd., Ste. 600, Taylor, MI 48180. (734) 282-9400.
The American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS). 85West Algonquin, Suite 550, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (847) 290 9184.
United Ostomy Association, Inc. (UOA). 19772 MacArthurBlvd., Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92612-2405. (800) 826-0826.
OTHER
"Bowel Resection."Patient & Family Education / NYU MedicalCenter.
"Bowel Resection with Colostomy."Health Care Corporation ofSt. John's.
"Colorectal Cancer."ASCRS Homepage.
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Definition
A bowel resection is a surgical procedure in which a part of the large or small intestine is removed.
Description
The preferred type of bowel resection involves removal of the diseased portion of intestine, and surgically re-joining the remaining ends. In this procedure, the continuity of the bowel is maintained and normal passage of stool is preserved. When deemed necessary by the surgeon, the diseased portion of the bowel may be removed, and the functioning end of the intestine may be brought out onto the surface of the abdomen, forming an temporary or permanent ostomy. Use of the large intestine to form the ostomy results in a colostomy; use of small intestine to form the ostomy results in an ileostomy.
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