Risks from Colectomy / Colon Removal

Evaluating Risk Factors: Colectomy / Colon Removal

Evaluating your likely current (and near future) state of health means taking into account the risk factors — such as having had a colectomy — that affect you. Our medical diagnosis tool, The Analyst™, identifies major risk factors by asking the right questions.

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If you indicate having undergone surgery in the past, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you had a Colectomy, a procedure in which all or part of the colon is removed?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No
→ Yes, a partial colectomy
→ Yes, a total colectomy

The Diagnostic Process

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate not having had a colectomy, having had a partial colectomy or having had a total colectomy, The Analyst™ will use differential diagnosis to consider or rule out various possibilities.

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