Colon & rectal surgery
Colon and rectal surgery is the surgical treatment and study of diseases of the large intestine (bowel), rectum and anus that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment. Disorders treated may include colon cancer, Crohn's disease or colitis.
Cardiologists are not cardiac surgeons, who perform cardiac surgery on the heart and large blood vessels.
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