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LAPAROSCOPIC COLECTOMY- Laparoscopic colectomy (Laparoscopic colon surgery) is the technique of using the laparoscope whereby a portion of the colon can be removed using several small incisions. These incisions are usually less than 0.5 cm. Carbon dioxide gas is then used to slowly inflate the abdomen & a thin telescope is introduced. This allows the surgeons to view the affected part of the abdomen on a TV monitor. Special surgical instruments are used to perform laparoscopic colon
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Colon Cancer Surgeon,Dr. David Blumberg in Pittsburgh Pioneers a Breakthrough Colon Cancer Treatment
Posted by DavidBlumberg - 08/08/09, 03:07 amDr. David Blumberg, M.D., Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon Pittsburgh, PA, 1st August, 2009 – Dr. David Blumberg, a colon cancer surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has refined a laparoscopic colon surgery technique that allows 95-98% of patients to ...






