Bowel Resection

Bowel resection is the most successful treatment for invasive colorectal cancer.^{Reference 1}

Up to 12 out of 100 people who have surgery for diverticulitis develop diverticulitis again.^{Reference 2} But another surgery is usually not needed.

Some people who have two-stage surgeries may not have the second part of the surgery to reattach the intestine and repair the colostomy. This is often because the intestine does not heal well enough to be rejoined.^{Reference 3}

Surgery is not a cure for Crohn's disease. When surgery for Crohn's is needed, as little of the intestine as possible is removed to keep the intestines working normally. The disease tends to return to other areas of the intestines after surgery. In children, surgery may improve well-being and quality of life and restore normal growth and sexual development.

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