The Northwestern Medicine Colorectal Disease Program
The Colorectal Disease Program, part of the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute, offers an extensive colorectal cancer screening program.
The Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
Early detection can save lives. At Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center, doctors use AI-powered colonoscopies to find 13% more polyps. This helps spot problems sooner and makes treatment more effective.
The Colorectal Cancer Screening Program offers advanced colonoscopy imaging to find cancer early. It also provides expert care for removing polyps using special surgery methods. These include:
- Minimally invasive surgery for colon and rectal cancer
- Sphincter-sparing surgery to help preserve normal bowel function
- Advanced surgeries for complex colorectal cancer cases
- Re-operative surgery for patients needing another procedure
- Team-based care for advanced cancer treatment
Doctors also help with hereditary cancer risks, like Lynch syndrome and polyp syndromes. They provide treatment for anal cancer, tumors in the small bowel and appendix, and surgery to fix problems from past procedures. With expert care and the latest technology, Northwestern Medicine is working to detect cancer earlier and improve treatment for patients.
Why You Should Request a Screening Colonoscopy
Watch Raj Keswani, MD, provide a better understanding of colorectal cancer and how a screening colonoscopy may help prevent it.
Meet the Team
The Northwestern Medicine Colorectal Disease team offers extensive programs that include advanced colonoscopic imaging for early cancer detection and state-of-the-art endoscopic approaches for screening.
Treatments and procedures
- “Incisionless” Trans-anal Surgery for Rectal Polyps and Cancer
- Colonic Stent Placement
- Endoscopic Complex and Large Polyp Removal (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection)
- Laparoscopic (Minimally Invasive) Partial Colectomy
- Laparoscopic J-pouch (Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis) Surgery
- Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Total Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Total Proctocolectomy
- Traditional Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM)
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