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How is colitis surgery performed?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Coltis surgery is performed by removing the Colon and Rectum. The low area of the small intestine is connected to a hole made in the abdominal wall, where waste exits the body into a bag on the outside of the body.

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