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colectomy
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co·lec·to·my  (k-lkt-m)
n. pl. co·lec·to·mies
Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.
colectomy [kəˈlɛktəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of part or all of the colon
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In FAP, the initial procedure (late teens to early twenties) should be total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis, followed approximately 10 years later by proctocolectomy and ileal pouch construction.
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One month later she developed intestinal occlusion and underwent a total colectomy, wedge resection of the gastric antrum, and total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy because of perioperative findings of uterine metastasis.
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