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Colon and Rectal Surgery
Colon and rectal surgery focuses on surgeries of the anus, colon and rectum.
UF Health colorectal surgeons offer the latest in surgical care for colon and rectal disease and pelvic floor disorders, including minimally invasive and robotic procedures. We treat benign and malignant diseases and are committed to offering personalized care and the best quality of life after a surgical procedure. Our team focuses on the following conditions and treatments:
- Rectoceles
- Hemorrhoids
- Perianal abscesses
- Fissure and fistula-in-ano
- Rectal prolapse
- Colonoscopy
- Familial colorectal syndromes
- Colon and rectal cancer, including treatment through minimally invasive procedures (transanal endoscopic microsurgery) and robotic procedures
- Constipation and fecal incontinence, including InterStim® for treatment of incontinence
- Inflammatory bowel disease, including ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for treatment of ulcerative colitis
Our experts
Our locations
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Surgical Specialists – Medical Center of Deltona
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Surgical Specialists – Ocala Heath Brook
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Specialty Care Practice UF Health Surgical Specialists – Shands Hospital
Related conditions & treatments
- Dissect
- Abdominal mass
- Black or tarry stools
- Colorectal cancer
- Crohn disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal atresia
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Hemorrhoids
- Ileostomy
- Intestinal obstruction and Ileus
- Mesenteric artery ischemia
- Polyp biopsy
- Total abdominal colectomy
- Total proctocolectomy and ileal-anal pouch
- Total proctocolectomy with ileostomy
- Ulcerative colitis
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