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Preferred Label : Colectomy;

NCIt definition : Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An operation to remove all or part of the colon. When only part of the colon is removed, it is called a partial colectomy. In an open colectomy, one long incision is made in the wall of the abdomen and doctors can see the colon directly. In a laparoscopic-assisted colectomy, several small incisions are made and a thin, lighted tube attached to a video camera is inserted through one opening to guide the surgery. Surgical instruments are inserted through the other openings to perform the surgery.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045647;

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