Introduction to Colon and Rectal Surgery

1. Objectives:

* your problem is our problem, we will do all we can do to solve your problem.

* a diagnostic and therapeutic center that covers the surgery of colon and rectum.

2. Diseases:

* inflammatory bowel disease, colon  polyp and irritable bowel syndrome.

* anus disease (hemorrhoid, fistula, abscess ).

* cancer of colon and rectum.

* constipation, fecal incontinence.

3. Diagnostic Tools:

* radiological diagnosis:

   * low GI series

   * defecography

   * site marker study

* endoscopic examination:

   *Anoscope

   *Proctoscope

   *Sigmoidoscope( fibro-optic and rigid type)

   *colonoscopy

   *anorectal physiological study

4. Treatments:

*Hemorrhoid:

   1,Ligation therapy

   2,Infra-red therapy

   3,Surgical operation treatments: traditional hemorrhoidectomy

   4,hemorrhoidectomy with PPH (prosthesis for prolapsed hemorrhoid)

*cancer of colon and rectum:

   1,colonoscopic resection: benign polyp, early cancer.

   2,Laparoscopic colorectal surgery

   3,colon  and rectum cancer: surgical resection

   4,Radiotherapy: adjuvant therapy or palliative therapy

   5,Chemotherapy

*Special therapeutic center:

   1,post-anal surgery therapy center 

   2,anorectal physiological study center

   3,stoma therapy center 　

5. Attending Doctors and clinic hours:

*Hou, Yung-Chi, M.D.
  
   Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon, and Friday afternoon.

*Shen, Ming-Yin, M.D.
 
    Monday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday