Colon Cancer Surgery. Colorectal cancer surgery terms polypectomy is a procedure in which polyps small growths on the inner lining of your colon are removed. If you are having traditional open colon surgery your surgeon will make an incision in your abdomen.
Some early colon cancers stage 0 and some early stage i tumors and most polyps can be. If it is not possible to rejoin the two ends then a colostomy or ileostomy may be required. If your cancer is small localized completely contained within a polyp and in a very early stage your doctor may be able to remove it completely during a colonoscopy.
This procedure removes several inches of your colon including the part that contains the tumor.
Most people leave the hospital within 2 to 4 days after the surgery although it could be longer. Since stage 0 colon cancers have not grown beyond the inner lining of the colon surgery to take out the cancer is often the only treatment needed. Surgery for colon cancer polypectomy and local excision. Most people leave the hospital within 2 to 4 days after the surgery although it could be longer.
