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Colon cancer (large intestine/colon)

Your specialist for colon cancer

“We never give up on anyone, ever.” This has probably also become the guiding principle of our interdisciplinary team, which has set itself the goal of ensuring the life and quality of life of our patients suffering from colon cancer in the best possible way. Personally, I am one of the most internationally recognized specialists in colon cancer.

Colon cancer (carcinoma) is one of the most common tumor diseases. A distinction is made between colon cancer (colon carcinoma) and rectal cancer (rectal carcinoma) .

3D Illustration eines Dickdarms
3D Illustration eines Dickdarms

Symptoms of bowel cancer

Any change in bowel habits, such as alternating diarrhea and constipation, is an alarm signal and must be clarified immediately. A classic symptom of bowel cancer is visible or hidden blood in the stool, which can be detected using a haemoccult test. Other non-specific symptoms include bloating, fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, fever, and anaemia (low haemoglobin levels).

3D Illustration von Krebs im Dickdarm
3D Illustration von Krebs im Dickdarm

Diagnostics

At the University Clinic for Surgery in Salzburg, we ensure a pain-free diagnosis of colon cancer with the help of “gentle colonoscopy”: thanks to premedication (short anesthesia), patients experience minimal discomfort during the procedure.

To complement the examination, we carry out a computer tomography of the abdominal and thoracic cavities, as colon carcinoma has often already metastasized by the time of diagnosis. Special tumor markers in the blood are used to monitor the progress and determine the success of the therapy.

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Treatment of colorectal cancer

The structure and organization of our Centre for Surgery in Salzburg is specially tailored to the particularities of bowel cancer and the needs of cancer patients and their families. If the cancer is detected at an early stage, patients can often be cured through surgery involving the radical removal of the affected bowel segment. Wherever possible, minimally invasive and robot-assisted procedures are employed to perform the operation as gently as possible.

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