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
Definition of distend. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : extend the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them â Norman Douglas. 3  2 : to enlarge from internal pressure : swell a distended abdomen.  intransitive 1  verb. : to become expanded causing the stomach to distend.