Clinic Overview

The specialists of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Clinic at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview look forward to providing you with compassionate, comprehensive and evidence-based colorectal surgical evaluation and care of both routine and complex problems.

Conditions we treat

Our physicians provide care for many medical conditions including (but not limited to) the following:

• Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Pouchitis
• Neoplasms/Cancer
  • Colon Cancer
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Presacral (retrorectal) tumor
• Colon and rectal polyps
• Diverticulitis
• Hemorrhoids
• Rectal Prolapse (procidentia)
• 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
• Anorectal conditions
  • Anal fissure
  • Anal abscess
  • Anal fistula
  • Rectovaginal fistula
  • Rectoprostatic or Rectourethral fistula

Screening Colonoscopies

We offer screening colonoscopies at the Riverside Endoscopy Center. To schedule a colonoscopy, please call 612.625.5155. 

Treatments

Procedures we perform include:

• 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
• Lysis of adhesions
• Rectopexy
• Perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier 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

What You Need to Know About Your Colon Rectal Surgery

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