Surgery for Colon Cancer

Colon cancer is not only a dangerous disease but also a very insidious disease, which can manifest itself too late for adequate treatment. Many people are unaware that dull abdominal discomfort or constipation may indicate a tumor in the gut. Because of this, many patients seek help out of time, which significantly complicates the treatment.

Bowel cancer symptoms

The symptomatology of the disease can be very different. It depends on the patient’s age, general health, degree of damage, and many other factors. In this case, there are various scenarios for the development of the disease. Symptoms may increase gradually, at first they may appear, then there will be more of them, and then there will be a remission. Therefore, at the slightest sign of oncology in the intestines, patients are advised to do a colonoscopy, which can give a complete picture of the developing disease.

The main symptoms of colon cancer are:

• Severe pain, colic, bloating, constipation. Often, these symptoms are mild, and the pain intensifies only with the progression of the disease.
• Illness followed by diarrhea and vice versa.
• Blood or mucus in the stool.
• Persistent heartburn, the unexplained taste of sour or bitter in the mouth.
• Nausea, chills, vomiting, fever, weakness, and frequent fatigue.
• The chair is black.
• The appearance of bloody discharge in the urine, pain during urination.

Almost all of these signs can be attributed to dozens of other diseases. But the patient should be alerted if he always feels discomfort in the abdomen; he regularly has pain, diarrhea, and constipation.

Diagnostics

The most informative study, which most often prescribed, is a colonoscopy.

During this study, you can not only see the tumor and evaluate the extent of the lesions but also biopsy the material to confirm or not confirm the presence of cancer cells.

Other diagnostic methods are radiography, abdominal ultrasound, a complete blood count, computed tomography, endoscopy.

Treatment

The most effective cancer treatment is surgery to remove tumors. At the same time, there are a large number of types of operations: intestinal resection, resection of one of the half of the colon, complete removal of the colon and the creation of an intestinal fistula on the anterior abdominal wall, elimination of part of the rectum, and others.

The type of surgery performed is assigned based on diagnostic laparoscopy. This method of medical research helps to examine the patient’s abdominal cavity without making large incisions. Diagnostic laparoscopy allows you to get a complete picture of the disease and prescribe the optimal treatment.

Effective Bowel Cancer Treatment at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic

The Israeli Tel Aviv Medical Clinic employs the best doctors and oncologists using advanced methods for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer. We take on the most difficult cases and perform operations even for those patients who have been refused by many other medical centers.