Colectomy: Complete Guide to Procedure & Recovery
Part of the colon is removed, often laparoscopically, for cancer, diverticular disease or inflammatory bowel disease, and the ends rejoined.
- Also called
- bowel resection
- Duration
- About 2–4 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- About 4–7 days
Gastrointestinal Surgery surgeons for Colectomy
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Colectomy in India
Colectomy is a gastrointestinal surgery procedure. It usually takes about 2–4 hours under general anaesthesia, and the typical hospital stay is about 4–7 days.
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It is usually considered for colon cancer, complicated diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel disease. Only a doctor can confirm whether it is right for you after examination. Go Surgery lists 2,301 gastrointestinal surgery surgeons at 11,385 hospitals across 244 cities, including Delhi NCR, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Coverage for Colectomy depends on your policy and insurer. Please check with your insurer before admission. Compare surgeons and request an appointment to discuss whether Colectomy is right for you.
Colectomy Surgeons by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 309 | 769 |
| Hyderabad | 196 | 642 |
| Bangalore | 176 | 550 |
| Chennai | 119 | 649 |
| Mumbai | 112 | 504 |
| Ahmedabad | 81 | 779 |
| Kolkata | 70 | 579 |
| Pune | 62 | 344 |
| Nagpur | 40 | 121 |
| Navi Mumbai | 40 | 137 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | 32 | 175 |
| Nashik | 32 | 82 |
| Thane | 30 | 250 |
| Ranchi | 26 | 177 |
| Visakhapatnam | 26 | 75 |
| Kukatpalli | 25 | 0 |
| Amritsar | 24 | 273 |
| Greater_Noida | 24 | 19 |
| Habra | 24 | 0 |
| Indore | 24 | 72 |
| Guwahati | 23 | 21 |
| Bhiwandi | 20 | 0 |
| Patna | 20 | 114 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 18 | 0 |
| Mysore | 17 | 29 |
| Agra | 15 | 302 |
| Bhopal | 15 | 87 |
| Chandigarh | 15 | 34 |
| Kanpur | 15 | 34 |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 15 | 5 |
| Jammu | 14 | 3 |
| Lucknow | 14 | 85 |
| Nadiad | 14 | 2 |
| Rajkot | 14 | 45 |
| Cuttack | 13 | 11 |
| Dausa | 12 | 0 |
| Kochi | 12 | 4 |
| Ambattur | 11 | 118 |
| Asansol | 11 | 56 |
| Bareilly | 11 | 13 |
| Ajmer | 10 | 125 |
| Bathinda | 10 | 15 |
| Prayagraj | 10 | 266 |
| Agartala | 9 | 65 |
| Gwalior | 9 | 21 |
| Howrah | 9 | 15 |
| Raipur | 9 | 37 |
| Coimbatore | 8 | 83 |
| Dombivli | 8 | 0 |
| Dwarka | 8 | 0 |
| Guntur | 8 | 16 |
| Bardhaman | 7 | 0 |
| Borivli | 7 | 0 |
| Madurai | 7 | 34 |
| Meerut | 7 | 21 |
| Nellore | 7 | 7 |
| Rohtak | 7 | 12 |
| Salem | 7 | 22 |
| Vadodara | 7 | 81 |
| Vijayawada | 7 | 71 |
| Bhilai | 6 | 2 |
| Gorakhpur | 6 | 7 |
| Jalandhar | 6 | 25 |
| Patiala | 6 | 7 |
| Shivaji_Nagar | 6 | 0 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 6 | 36 |
| Ahmadnagar | 5 | 188 |
| Anand | 5 | 134 |
| Anantapur | 5 | 184 |
| Belgaum | 5 | 6 |
| Durgapur | 5 | 7 |
| Haldwani | 5 | 0 |
| Nanded | 5 | 6 |
| Rewa | 5 | 3 |
| Satara | 5 | 3 |
| Aligarh | 4 | 185 |
| Amravati | 4 | 260 |
| Bhavnagar | 4 | 4 |
| Daman | 4 | 0 |
| Ludhiana | 4 | 67 |
| Mangalore | 4 | 12 |
| Mathura | 4 | 8 |
| Palakkad | 4 | 7 |
| Surat | 4 | 88 |
| Alappuzha | 3 | 86 |
| Begusarai | 3 | 36 |
| Bihar Sharif | 3 | 13 |
| Bikaner | 3 | 4 |
| Birbhum | 3 | 0 |
| Darbhanga | 3 | 18 |
| Dhanbad | 3 | 52 |
| Gondia | 3 | 2 |
| Guna | 3 | 0 |
| Jodhpur | 3 | 25 |
| Kalyan | 3 | 0 |
| Kamarhati | 3 | 0 |
| Karimnagar | 3 | 22 |
| Karur | 3 | 2 |
| Moradabad | 3 | 4 |
| Ongole | 3 | 0 |
| Ottappalam | 3 | 0 |
| Panipat | 3 | 4 |
| Purba Medinipur | 3 | 0 |
| Raurkela | 3 | 0 |
| Shimoga | 3 | 2 |
| Shyamnagar | 3 | 0 |
| Sikar | 3 | 5 |
| Srikakulam | 3 | 3 |
| Srinagar | 3 | 8 |
| Tirupati | 3 | 4 |
| Uttar Dinajpur | 3 | 0 |
| Alwar | 2 | 137 |
| Ankleshwar | 2 | 101 |
| Banka | 2 | 0 |
| Belagavi | 2 | 7 |
| Bharatpur | 2 | 2 |
| Bokaro | 2 | 1 |
| Bundi | 2 | 0 |
| Chikkamagaluru | 2 | 0 |
| Dehradun | 2 | 0 |
| Dhar | 2 | 0 |
| Dhenkanal | 2 | 0 |
| Durg | 2 | 0 |
| Gandhinagar | 2 | 6 |
| Hanamkonda | 2 | 1 |
| Jalna | 2 | 2 |
| Kakinada | 2 | 5 |
| Kharagpur | 2 | 0 |
| Kolhapur | 2 | 14 |
| Kollam | 2 | 8 |
| Malappuram | 2 | 9 |
| Mapusa | 2 | 0 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 2 | 2 |
| Muzaffarpur | 2 | 4 |
| Nagercoil | 2 | 2 |
| Nainital | 2 | 0 |
| Panaji | 2 | 0 |
| Paschim Bardhaman | 2 | 0 |
| Pudukkottai | 2 | 1 |
| Purnia | 2 | 0 |
| Raisen | 2 | 0 |
| Raniganj | 2 | 1 |
| Sagar | 2 | 2 |
| Saharanpur | 2 | 0 |
| Sheohar | 2 | 0 |
| Thrissur | 2 | 0 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 2 | 9 |
| Varanasi | 2 | 57 |
| Vasco_da_Gama | 2 | 0 |
| Adoni | 1 | 45 |
| Aizawl | 1 | 43 |
| Akola | 1 | 226 |
| Aluva | 1 | 0 |
| Ambedkar Sarani | 1 | 0 |
| Angul | 1 | 0 |
| Annamayya | 1 | 0 |
| Bagalkot | 1 | 0 |
| Ballari | 1 | 1 |
| Bapatla | 1 | 0 |
| Beawar | 1 | 0 |
| Berhamapur | 1 | 0 |
| Berhampore | 1 | 0 |
| Betul | 1 | 0 |
| Bhagalpur | 1 | 25 |
| Bhandara | 1 | 1 |
| Bhayandar | 1 | 0 |
| Bidar | 1 | 0 |
| Bidyanagar | 1 | 0 |
| Bilimora | 1 | 0 |
| Brahmapur | 1 | 0 |
| Chamba | 1 | 0 |
| Chandannagar | 1 | 0 |
| Chengannur | 1 | 2 |
| Chitradurga | 1 | 1 |
| Chittorgarh | 1 | 0 |
| Dakshina Kannada | 1 | 0 |
| Damoh | 1 | 0 |
| Darjeeling | 1 | 0 |
| Davangere | 1 | 0 |
| Dehra Dun | 1 | 0 |
| Dholpur | 1 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 1 | 1 |
| East Champaran | 1 | 0 |
| East Singhbhum | 1 | 0 |
| Erode | 1 | 3 |
| Firozabad | 1 | 0 |
| Gadag | 1 | 0 |
| Godda | 1 | 0 |
| Gulbarga | 1 | 6 |
| Hapur | 1 | 1 |
| Hoshangabad | 1 | 0 |
| Ichhapur | 1 | 0 |
| Ichhapur Defence Estate | 1 | 1 |
| Jalgaon | 1 | 9 |
| Jamshedpur | 1 | 23 |
| Jamtara | 1 | 0 |
| Jhansi | 1 | 6 |
| Jujuti | 1 | 0 |
| Junagadh | 1 | 2 |
| Kadapa | 1 | 0 |
| Kalaburagi | 1 | 0 |
| Kannur | 1 | 3 |
| Karnal | 1 | 7 |
| Kasaragod | 1 | 1 |
| Kishanganj | 1 | 0 |
| Koderma | 1 | 1 |
| Kolar | 1 | 1 |
| Koraput | 1 | 0 |
| Kozhikode | 1 | 10 |
| Kulti | 1 | 2 |
| Kurnool | 1 | 6 |
| Malda | 1 | 0 |
| Manda | 1 | 0 |
| Margao | 1 | 0 |
| Medchal-Malkajgiri | 1 | 0 |
| Mehsana | 1 | 0 |
| Morvi | 1 | 0 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 1 | 0 |
| Muvattupuzha | 1 | 0 |
| Nalgonda | 1 | 0 |
| Nandyal | 1 | 0 |
| Navsari | 1 | 0 |
| North East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| North Lakhimpur | 1 | 0 |
| North West Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| Nuapada | 1 | 0 |
| Palnadu | 1 | 0 |
| Panchkula | 1 | 1 |
| Panna | 1 | 0 |
| Ponda | 1 | 0 |
| Purulia | 1 | 0 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 1 | 2 |
| Rampur | 1 | 1 |
| Ratnagiri | 1 | 1 |
| Samastipur | 1 | 0 |
| Sambalpur | 1 | 0 |
| Shajapur | 1 | 0 |
| Singh Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sitamarhi | 1 | 0 |
| Thoraipakkam | 1 | 1 |
| Umaria | 1 | 0 |
| West Godavari | 1 | 0 |
| Yamuna Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Yavatmal | 1 | 3 |
When it's recommended
- Colon cancer
- Complicated diverticulitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
What happens during the procedure
- General anaesthesia
- Diseased segment mobilised and removed
- Bowel ends joined (sometimes with a temporary stoma)
- Closure
Recovery
About 4–6 weeks.
Typical hospital stay: About 4–7 days
Risks & complications
- Anastomotic leak
- Infection
- Bowel obstruction
Colectomy cost in India
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Gastrointestinal Surgery hospitals
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
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Hospitals Offering Colectomy in India
1,004 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
| Hospital | City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Manipal Hospital | Delhi NCR | 25 |
| Max Super Speciality Hospital | Delhi NCR | 18 |
| Apollo Hospital | Chennai | 18 |
| Max Super Speciality Hospital | Delhi NCR | 13 |
| Fortis Hospital | Delhi NCR | 13 |
| AIG Hospital | Hyderabad | 12 |
| Sparsh Hospital | Delhi NCR | 12 |
| Manipal Hospitals | Bangalore | 11 |
Colectomy near you
FAQs
How long does Colectomy take?
About 2–4 hours. The exact time depends on your case.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
Typical hospital stay: About 4–7 days.
What anaesthesia is used?
General anaesthesia. Your anaesthetist will confirm the plan for you.
How long is recovery after Colectomy?
About 4–6 weeks.
Is Colectomy covered by insurance?
It is usually covered by health insurance when medically necessary, subject to your policy's terms, waiting periods and sub-limits. Our insurance desk can check your specific policy.
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| Treatment | Duration | Anaesthesia | Hospital Stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Laparoscopic Hernia Repair | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) | About 15–30 minutes | Topical (drops) or local anaesthesia | No stay — day care |
| Total Knee Replacement | About 1.5–2 hours | Spinal or general anaesthesia | 3–5 days |
| RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery) | About 45–90 minutes | General anaesthesia | Same day or 1 day |
| Circumcision | About 20–45 minutes | Local or general anaesthesia | Same day |
| Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Varicose Veins | About 45–60 minutes | Local anaesthesia | Same day |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | About 45–60 minutes | General anaesthesia | 1–2 days (longer if the appendix had burst) |
| Gynecomastia Surgery | About 1–2 hours | General or local anaesthesia with sedation | Same day |
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