Surgery

Small Intestine Resection

Sometimes you may start to feel discomfort due to problems that prevent your small intestine from working properly. In such cases, small intestine resection may be recommended. So, what is this process and why is it done?

What is Small Intestine Resection?

Some intestinal diseases can come to a level that endangers the life of the person. Some diseases that prevent the colon or rectum from working properly cause pain and discomfort in the intestines. As a result of the examinations performed by the doctors, if there is a necessary condition, small intestine resection may be recommended. So, what is a small intestine resection? Intestinal resection is the process of removing the problematic area from the intestines.

Why Small Intestine Resection?

There are some factors that cause small intestine resection surgery to be performed. For example, this process may be needed to remove cancerous cells from the intestine. For this reason, the appropriate amount of intestine is removed from the body by looking at the location, size, and other effects of the cancer cells. In addition, in the case of diverticulitis, if there is a severe infection or if complications have occurred in the body due to perforation, it is necessary to take the patient to resection surgery.

From another point of view, in some cases, blockages occur in the intestines. As a result of these blockages in the intestines, the way food and liquids will pass is closed. The closure of this pathway may cause the blood flow to be cut off and the existing tissue to die, and it is possible to perform a surgical intervention to prevent this. In addition, in cases where severe bleeding occurs in the intestine, if the doctors cannot stop the bleeding, they can remove the bleeding area (part of the small intestine) from the body.

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