Treatment and diagnostics rectal cancer in Bad Krozingen, Germany

Rectal cancer is a malignant neoplasm that appears in the distal part of the large intestine. Its characteristic symptoms include blood and mucus in the stool, pain in the perineum area and bleeding from the rectum.

Rectal cancer treatment in Bad Krozingen is carried out by all modern methods. Doctors here have extensive experience, which allow them to achieve the best results.

Before prescribing treatment, doctors in Bad Krozingen conduct a thorough diagnosis of rectal cancer. It is necessary to find out at what stage the disease is, how it proceeds and how exactly it should be treated.

Diagnosis includes the following studies:

• biochemical blood test for tumor markers;
• colonoscopy;
• irrigoscopy;
• biopsy of the neoplasm.

Based on the data obtained, doctors prescribe an individual treatment to the patient.

The basis of rectal cancer treatment in Bad Krozingen is a surgical operation. Depending on the stage of the disease, it can be performed using one of several techniques:

1. removal of a rectal polyp. The tumor itself is removed, the intestine is not damaged in the process. Applicable only in the early stages;
2. rectal resection. The organ is partially excised;
3. rectal extirpation. The rectum is completely removed. Subsequently, a reconstructive plastic operation is performed or a colostomy is placed.