{"id":16877,"date":"2023-09-25T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anavara.com\/?post_type=treatment&p=16877"},"modified":"2023-12-21T07:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:39:37","slug":"colorectal-cancer-surgery-in-canada-surgical-procedures-and-recovery-tips","status":"publish","type":"treatment","link":"https:\/\/anavara.com\/treatment\/colorectal-cancer-surgery-in-canada-surgical-procedures-and-recovery-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorectal Cancer Surgery in Canada: Surgical Procedures and Recovery Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Surgery is the most common treatment for colorectal cancer<\/a> in Canada; the surgery may range from minimally invasive to, in some cases, removing the entire colon. Many of the procedures involve the removal of tumours, the section of the colon where the tumour is found, the surrounding unaffected tissue and the lymph nodes that are nearby. The affected patients may receive radiation therapy<\/a> and, in some cases, chemotherapy. This may be before or after the surgery; both may happen in some instances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These therapies are conducted to shrink the tumours before they are then removed through surgery; the cancer cells that may be left behind are also targeted. Before the surgery, the colon must undergo preparation; this is referred to as the bowel prep, and it is done for the colon to be clean and empty during the surgery. This will happen whether the patient is doing a polyp removal during a colonoscopy<\/a>, or in the case where a part of the tumour and the colon or rectum is being removed. For bowel prep, different methods like enemas, pills or even laxative drinks may be used to flush out the colon. The healthcare team will usually inform the patient about what to expect, and they should prepare to spend some time in the toilet the day or night before the surgery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The type of colorectal surgery that will be carried out will largely depend on the cancer stage. While early cancers may be handled through a local procedure, which is minimally invasive and the surgeon does not cut through the abdomen; more advanced cancers may require more complex surgical procedures where the surgeon will remove all or some parts of the colon or the rectum, or even both. In some cases, where cancer has spread to surrounding tissue or organs like the liver, the treatment may require the tumours in those areas be removed as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polypectomy and Local Excision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some colon cancers are in the early stages (stage 0 and some early stage I tumours), and most polyps can be removed during a colonoscopy. A colonoscopy<\/a> inserts a long, thin, flexible tube – with a tiny camera attached to the end, into the patient’s rectum; the tube is then gradually eased into the colon. The following procedures can be carried out during a colonoscopy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n