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Colectomy without colostomy bag, can you tell me more?
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Total: Colectomy, sparing the rectum and attaching the last portion of small intestine to the rectum. Can still defecate thru the rectum but stools may be looser and mor frequent than with an intact colon.
Answered 4/24/2018
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