Small Bowel Surgery

Our specialists use the latest in robotic and sometimes laparoscopic equipment and techniques to perform surgeries on the small bowel, or small intestine, because of blockage or disease.

A variety of conditions can damage your small bowel. In some cases, your doctor may recommend removing part of your small bowel, which is called a small bowel resection. A resection also may be done to confirm or rule out a disease when a “tissue diagnosis” is required.

We specialize in surgeries for the following conditions:

• Bleeding, infection, or severe ulcers in the small intestine
• Blockage in the intestines, either congenital (present at birth) or from scar tissue or adhesions.
• Noncancerous tumors
• Precancerous polyps
• Cancer
• Injuries to the small intestine
• Meckel’s diverticulum (a pouch of intestine present at birth)

Diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines may also require surgery:

• Crohn’s disease
• Regional ileitis
• Regional enteritis

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