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Colostomy for Colorectal Cancer
Why It Is Done
A colostomy is done when part of your colon or rectum has been removed and the part that remains cannot function normally. A colostomy may be done as part of an operation to treat Reference colorectal cancer Opens New Window.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 27, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Kenneth Bark, MD - Surgery, Colon and Rectal |
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