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Roper St. Francis Physician Partners Colorectal Surgery

The doctors of Roper St. Francis Physician Partners Colorectal Surgery are nationally regarded for their expertise in colorectal surgery. They deliver highly-personalized, compassionate care and use the most advanced colorectal surgical techniques, including colonoscopy, advanced endoscopic polypectomy avoiding the need for major colon resection surgery, transanal microscopic surgery and the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

Conditions treated

The range of diseases and issues our doctors treat include:

Anorectal diseases and disorders:

Condyloma and HIV-related anorectal disease
Fecal incontinence
Constipation and defecatory dysfunction
Fistula in ano and anorectal abscess
Rectovaginal fistula
Rectocele and perineal hernias
Fissure in ano and anal stenosis
Perianal Crohn's disease
Pilonidal disease
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Proctalgia fugax, levator syndrome and pelvic pain
Presacral tumors
Sexually transmitted diseases
Anorectal trauma
Ulcerative proctitis

Colorectal diseases and disorders:

Diverticulitis
Colon and rectal polyps
Ulcerative colitis
Colonic inertia and constipation
Intestinal stomas and stoma complications
Gastrointestinal endometriosis
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Colorectal cancer:

Colon cancer
Anal cancer
Rectal Cancer

Hemorrhoids:

Hemorrhoidal disease and rectal bleeding
Thrombosed hemorrhoid
Bleeding internal hemorrhoid

Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Robotic colorectal surgery is minimally invasive and requires just a few small incisions. The combination of a skilled surgeon and advanced technology yields a long list of potential benefits. Patients often experience less pain, have a faster recovery and quickly return to regular diet and bowel function. In addition, robotic surgeries reduce the length of hospital stays and the risk for major complications.

Our surgeons are among the most experienced robotic colorectal surgeons in the nation. Dr. Jorge Lagares is one of only four colorectal surgeons in the nation who has completed more than 1,000 robotic procedures, cementing his status as one of the country’s elite robotical surgeons.

Colorectal conditions treated with a robot include:

Colorectal cancer

Diverticulitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)