Proctocolectomy (Hand Assist) Kyle G. Cologne Sang W. Lee INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS This procedure is primarily indicated for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and polyposis syndromes involving the rectum—such as familial…
Open Restorative Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis Alexis Grucela David M. Schwartzberg Michael J. Grieco Mitchell Bernstein INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS The surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) has evolved over the past…
Restorative Proctocolectomy—Hand Assisted Peter W. Marcello INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Restorative proctocolectomy is the procedure of choice for patients with ulcerative colitis, requiring surgical intervention, who wish to have a restorative procedure. The…
Robotic Total Proctocolectomy Elizabeth C. McLemore Vikram Attaluri INDICATIONS Total proctocolectomy (TPC) with an end ileostomy is suited for only certain populations. Patients who have Crohn’s disease or those with…
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy David A. Margolin INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy is one of the more challenging laparoscopic colon procedures (LAP), because the surgeon must work in all…
Open Total Abdominal Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis W. Forrest Johnston Charles M. Friel INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Total abdominal colectomy involves resection of the entire colon that is in the abdominal cavity with…
Laparoscopic Total Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis Bashar Safar INDICATIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONS Total colectomy may be indicated to treat diseases that either diffusely affect the colon but spare the rectum or in conditions…
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Chaya Shwaartz Patricia Sylla INTRODUCTION In 1982, Heald et al. first described the concept of total mesorectal excision (TME) and established this technique as the gold…
