Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

of terminal ileum. The ileocecal valve and colon are intact. This patient is of additional interest in that gastric hypersecretion followed the resection and was corrected by pyloroplasty and ...