What is a colonectomy?

Answer 1

"Ectomy" as a word suffix means to remove. A colonectomy is the surgical removal of a colon. Your colon is the end part of your large intestine, just before the rectum. Removal of a colon means a person will have a colostomy for the rest of their life. That's where they bring the terminal end of your intestine outside your body and keep a bag around it to collect the feces.