Colon & Rectal Surgery
The Colon and Rectal Surgery service at Duke has a diverse scope of practice that includes:
Treatment of colon and rectal cancer
Staging of rectal cancer with rectal ultrasound
Specializing in sphincter preserving techniques for rectal cancer
Novel techniques for rectal reconstruction
Transanal local excision of early rectal cancer
Transanal techniques for excision of large rectal polyps
Laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal cancer (
Duke Endosurgery Center)
Anorectal Physiology Laboratory testing
Anal manometry
Rectal volume pressure studies
Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency testing
Defacography services coordinated through Duke GI Radiology
Anal ultrasound
Anorectal/Pelvic Floor Biofeedback through Duke Physical Therapy
Treatment of pelvic prolapse, rectal prolapse, rectocele, and enterocele
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Center, Coordinated with Duke Urogynecology
Treatment of rectal prolapse specializing in minimally invasive approaches
Treatment of fecal incontinence
Overlapping sphincter repair
Artificial Bowel Sphincter
SECCA procedure (clinical trail)
Non-operative approaches
Treatment of simple and complicated anorectal abscess and fistula
Treatment of anal fissures
Operative and non-operative techniques
Treatment of hemorrhoid disease
Office management by hemorrhoid banding
Excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoids
PPH (procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids) procedure
Excisional hemorrhoidectomy
Surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Restorative proctocolectomy, J-pouch surgery, ileal pouch anal anastomosis surgery, “pull-through” surgery for ulcerative colitis
Sphincter sparing surgery for Crohn’s disease
Treatment of anorectal Crohn’s disease
Laparoscopic surgery for Crohn’s disease
Treatment of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer Syndrome (Lynch Syndrome I and II)
Duke Inherited Cancer Clinic
Treatment of anal cancer and premalignant lesions of the anus and perianal tissues
Anal warts, Bowen’s disease, Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Paget’s disease
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