Colorectal Surgery
What Is Colorectal Surgery?
Colorectal surgery deals with disorders of the large intestine, including the rectum and anal canal. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called colorectal surgeons
Scope of Colorectal surgery?
Colorectal SurgeryColorectal surgical disorders include:
- Fistulas
- Faecal incontinence
- Congenital disability
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal Fissure
- Imperforate anus
- Inflammatory disorders, such as Crohn's disease
- Cancer of the colon and rectum (colorectal cancer)
- Anal Cancer
- Trauma
- Rectal Prolapse
- Functional disorders of the lower GI tract
- Pelvic Pain
What are the Warning Signs of a colorectal problem?
Common signs and symptoms of colorectal conditions include:
- Blood in the stool. Blood in the stool may present as a spot on the undergarments or on toilet paper after having a bowel movement. When bleeding occurs from the stomach it appears as black tarry stools where as any bleeding from the distal end of the intestine aoppear as red.
- Abdominal pain.
- Altering bowel habits between constipation & diarrhea.
At Horizon Hospital We treat the following conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Benign anorectal disease like fissure, fistula
- Pelvic floor disorders
Our Doctors
Dr Rehana Hafeez
CONSULTANT GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGEON
Dr. Awais Amjad Malik
CONSULTANT SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST