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Surgery > Colectomy
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Colectomy Defined
Surgical removal of part or all of the colon, performed to treat various conditions, including cancer, diverticulitis (inflammation of a herniation in the intestinal tract), inflammatory bowel disease, volvulus (abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction) and fistulae (an abnormal duct or passage in the intestinal tract).
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Woman not allowed to be by incarcerated son's side during surgery
Published July 13, 2008, 5:25 pm, KJCT 8 Grand Junction
With 23,000 inmates in Colorado prisons, chances are you or someone you know has a friend or family member behind bars. But what happens when an inmate gets sick? And are loved ones allowed to see them if they have to go into surgery?
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