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There are several surgical approaches to treat megacolon, such as a total abdominal [[colectomy]] (removal of the entire colon) with ileorectal [[anastomosis]] (ligation of the remaining ileus and rectum segments), or a total [[proctocolectomy]] (removal of colon, sigmoid and rectum) followed by [[ileostomy]] or followed by ileoanal anastomosis. | There are several surgical approaches to treat megacolon, such as a total abdominal [[colectomy]] (removal of the entire colon) with ileorectal [[anastomosis]] (ligation of the remaining ileus and rectum segments), or a total [[proctocolectomy]] (removal of colon, sigmoid and rectum) followed by [[ileostomy]] or followed by ileoanal anastomosis. | ||
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Overview
Surgery
There are several surgical approaches to treat megacolon, such as a total abdominal colectomy (removal of the entire colon) with ileorectal anastomosis (ligation of the remaining ileus and rectum segments), or a total proctocolectomy (removal of colon, sigmoid and rectum) followed by ileostomy or followed by ileoanal anastomosis.