The Colon and Rectal Surgery team at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, provides comprehensive care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all colon and rectal diseases. Our Univeristiy of Minnesota Physicians team of colon and rectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and advanced practitioners can evaluate patients with conditions affecting the small bowel, colon, rectum and pelvic floor.

Diagnoses

• Inflammatory bowel disease

            - Crohn’s disease
            - Ulcerative colitis
            - Pouchitis

•  Neoplasms/Cancer

• Colon and rectal polyps
• Diverticulitis

• Colonic volvulus
• Ischemic colitis
• Bowel Obstruction
• Colon stricture
• Radiation related disorders of the small and large intestine
• Enterocutaneous fistula
• Adhesions
• Need for colostomy or ileostomy reversal
• Fecal incontinence

Anal disease

• Anal fissure
• Anal abscess
• Anal fistula
• Rectovaginal fistula

Procedures

• Colonoscopy and colonoscopic removal of polyps
• Colon resection (right colectomy, left colectomy, sigmoid colectomy)
• Laparoscopic colon resection
• Ileocolic resection for Crohn’s
• Subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis
• Colostomy takedown
• Ileoanal J pouch (“IPAA” or Parks procedure)
• Lysis of adhesions
• Rectopexy
• Perineal rectosigmoidectomy (altmeier procedure)
• Rectal cancer operations

            - Low anterior resection with colon to rectal or colon to anus connection
            - Abdominoperineal resection
            - Transanal excision of rectal tumor
            - Pelvic exenteration
            - Robotic-assisted colon and rectal surgery

Anorectal Surgery

• Fistulotomy
• Anal fistula plug
• LIFT procedure for anal fistula
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Botulinum injection for anal fissure
• Sphincteroplasty
• Sacral nerve modulation/stimulation

COMING SOON - Watch a video about what you can expect when you come in for colorectal surgery.

Clinics:

• Minneapolis

• Colon and Rectal Clinic
  • Phillips-Wangensteen Building
    516 Delaware St SE
    First Floor, Clinic 1E
  • Minneapolis, MN 55455
  • 612-624-9708
• Riverside Endoscopy Center
  • 516 Delaware St. SE
  • Minneapolis, MN 55454
  • 612-625-5155