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Small bowel resection - Recovery

Alternative Names

Small intestine surgery; Bowel resection - small intestine; Resection of part of the small intestine

Expectations after surgery:

The outcome depends on the disease process being treated.

Convalescence:

How long the patient stays in the hospital depends on the specific hernia, the type of surgery, and the patient's overall health.

  • Reviewed last on: 4/15/2008
  • A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by J.A. Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (10/16/2006).