Colon
The large intestine is the approximately 1.5 m long piece of intestine between the small intestine and the rectum. The large intestine has different sections, is partly intraperitoneal, partly retroperitoneal and takes its name from the stool thickness and is thus responsible for the reabsorption of water and electrolytes into the body.
Benign diseases
Functional ailments
Chronic inflammatory diseases
Diverticular diseases and polyps
- Diverticular disease, diverticulitis
- Laparoscopic sigmoid resection /anterior rectal resection
- Polyps, adenoma, colon cancer
- microbiome