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Surgery to remove part or all of the colon is called a resection or colectomy. How much of the colon is removed depends on its size and where the cancer is. After part of the bowel has been removed, the two open ends of the bowel are joined together. Or, a stoma may need to be created instead.
Surgery to remove a small part of the bowel lining (local resection) Local resection is for small, early stage colon cancers. Your surgeon removes the cancer from the bowel lining, along with a border of healthy tissue (margin).
Types of colon cancer surgery include: surgery to remove a small part of bowel lining - this is called a local resection; surgery to remove all or part of your bowel - this is called a total or partial colectomy; having a colostomy or ileostomy; surgery for a bowel blockage (bowel obstruction)
This information is about surgery to remove all or part of your large bowel (colon). This is called a bowel resection. You might need this type of surgery if you have a bowel condition such as bowel cancer, diverticular disease, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
This page describes local resection, surgery for colon cancer, surgery for rectal cancer, open and keyhole surgery, and surgery for a blocked bowel.
Cancer Research UK: types of surgery for colon cancer. Cancer Research UK: types of surgery for rectal cancer. Chemotherapy is medicine that kills cancer cells. You may have chemotherapy for bowel cancer: after surgery to try to stop the cancer coming back. if you're unable to have surgery. if cancer has spread to other parts of your body.
The type of surgery you need for colon cancer depends on: the stage of your cancer; where it is in your colon; For a small early stage colon cancer, your surgeon might just remove the cancer from the bowel lining, along with a border of healthy tissue. This is called a local resection.
