Colectomy. The primary treatment for colon cancer is surgery. The part of the large bowel with cancer is removed, along with surrounding lymph nodes. Removal of the colon is called a colectomy. The remaining bowel is then joined together. Joining the bowel is called an anastomosis.
variants: or distention play \ dis-Ëten-chÉn \ medical Definition of distension : the act of distending or the state of being distended especially unduly or abnormally no noticeable distension of the abdomen
Abdominal distension may be generalised or may be localised to a discrete mass or enlargement of an organ. The main causes of generalised abdominal distension are easily remembered by the five Fs: 1  Fat (obesity). 2  Faeces (constipation). 3  Fetus (pregnancy). 4  Flatus (gastrointestinal). 5  Fluid (ascites).