Colon Resection

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http://www.nucleusinc.com/medical-animation This 3D medical animation shows the normal digestive functions of the colon, outlines various conditions that may require surgery, and describes the colon resection procedure. Key steps include removing the affected segment of colon and stapling the two loose ends together.

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[AndromedaChao2]

The colon does not have any villi in its epithelium, doesn't it?

[nucleusanimation]

@AndromedaChao2 Thanks for your feedback, and you are correct - there are no villi on the colonic epithelial cells. What we show at :39 is a conceptual representation of the simple columnar cells lining the colon, but they do look sort of like villi. It might be more accurate to show the junctions looking a little tighter and the outer edges flatter, so we'll put that on our upgrade list. Thanks again!

[kiwisinfoxhats]

@jasmineLOVESyou2 Good luck with your surgery. There's a lot of people out there who can give you all sorts of info about what the procedure is like and how they personally found the recovery. Check out agirlwithguts[dot]tumblr[dot]c­om and feel free to ask her any questions and she'll answer them or point you in the direction of someone who can. I know that doctors aren't always in the best position to explain exactly what it feels like.

[jasmineLOVESyou2]

i'm having that done in March.. i'm kinda scared D:

[gadionson1]

great .. thank you ..

[gomulkaa]

Thanks!

[yerran]

thank you :)

[chiccoray]

your videos are fantastic !! thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!

[jregal788]

In certain cases though, there may be an underlying problem with the section of bowel that's causing it not to function properly (paralytic ileus), thus causing the fecal obstruction. That section would need to be removed. In addition, if the blockage isn't detected soon, it can kill off the neighboring colon tissue.... thus needing to be removed.

[1RadicalOne]

I was not thinking of an anatomical block (eg a membrane of tissue). I was thinking more along the lines of what the picture at that moment suggests - a foreign object stuck in place. And given that the only thing I can think of that would end up inside the colon is fecal matter, which is, even dried, fairly easily broken up, removing a section seems overkill, and worse, since the section being removed serves a purpose, it is not simply unnecessary, but a net loss.