Fortunately, less invasive options are available to many patients facing colorectal surgery. The most common of these is laparoscopic surgery, in which smaller incisions are used. While laparoscopy is effective for many routine procedures, it has limitations when more intricate and complex surgery is required.
Thanks to the latest evolution in surgical technology, doctors now have an effective alternative to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery – robotically assisted surgery. It allows surgeons to provide patients with the best of both open and laparoscopic approaches.
With the assistance of the da Vinci Surgical System, surgeons can now operate using tiny one to two centimeter incisions, but with greater precision and control than ever before. da Vinci can help surgeons minimize the pain and risk associated with surgery while increasing the likelihood of a fast recovery and excellent clinical outcomes.
The physicians at Saint Peter's specialize in several colorectal specialty procedures and diagnoses.
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies
- Diagnostic Colonoscopy
- Polyps of the Colon and Rectum
- ESD / EMR
- Anal Cancer
- Carcinomatosis
- Colon Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Recurring Rectal Cancer
- Crohn's Disease
- Perianal Crohn's
- Ucerative Colitis
- Indeterminate Colitis
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Syndrome (FAP)
- Lynch Syndrome / Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
- Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
- MutYH-Associated Polyposis (MAP)
- Serrated Polyposis Syndrome / Hyperplastic Polyposis Syndrome
- Desmoid Tumors
- Familial Colorectal Cancer / Type X
- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Intestinal Lymphoma
- Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- Presacral Tumors
- Appendiceal Neoplasms
- Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma
- Mesenteric Fibromatosis
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticular Abscesses and Fistulas
- Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticular Disease (SCAD)
- Abscess
- Anal Condyloma
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Fistula
- Hemorrhoids
- Enterocutaenous Fistulas
- Colocutaneous Fistulas
- Others
- Slow Transit Constipation
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Rectal Prolapse
- Rectovaginal Fistula
- Fecal Incontinence
- Sphincter Injury
- Proctalgia Fugax / Levator Spasm
- Ischemic Colitis
- Collagenous Colitis
- C. difficile Colitis Requiring Surgery
- Chronic Granulomatous Colitis
- Sclerosing Mesenteritis
- Aseptic Abscesses
- Intestinal Failure / Short Bowel Syndrome (in conjunction with Gut Rehabilitation and Small Intestinal Transplant Center)