HealthInfo West Coast-Te Tai Poutini

Bowel surgery

Pokanga terotero

There are many reasons why people may need bowel surgery. The links on this page explain what operations may be involved in bowel surgery and what to expect after having bowel surgery.

  HealthInfo recommends the following pages

• Federation of NZ Ostomy Societies
  • What is an ostomy?

    This page explains what an ostomy (stoma) is and possible reasons for needing one.

  • Colostomy

    This page explains what a colostomy will look like and how it will (and will not) affect your life.

  • Ileostomy

    This page explains what an ileostomy is, and what to expect after having one.

• Canterbury DHB

  These information sheets describe several types of bowel operations, including what is involved, the risks and what happens afterwards.

  • Abdominalperineal resection
  • Anterior resection
  • Anterior resection with colon J-pouch
  • Hartmann's procedure
  • Left hemicolectomy
  • Pan proctocolectomy
  • Right hemicolectomy
  • Total colectomy

Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed July 2022.

Page reference: 48026

Review key: HIBPS-48026