Colorectal Surgery Department - Dignity Health St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center - Glendale

Colorectal surgery service provides a full range of diagnostic tests, scans, outpatient consultations and treatments for patients with symptoms of benign and malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

A colonoscopy procedure consists of a long, firm and flexible plastic tube with a tiny digital camera and light at one end. A colonoscopy can be used to look for colon polyps or bowel cancer and to help diagnose different symptoms.

Robotic surgery for colorectal cancer has several advantages over conventional surgery. It provides the surgeon with a three-dimensional surgical view, eliminates instrument tremor, and reduces movement of the robotic interface.

A hernia repair is the surgical procedure to fix a hernia which most commonly occurs in the abdominal area.

Hemorrhoids also called piles, are swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum that may cause discomfort and bleeding.

Colorectal cancer second opinion is something that is highly recommend to all patients. It will help you in verifying the diagnosis, review of the treatment advised, and recommendations on how to move forward.

The colorectal cancer risk assessment tool was designed for doctors and other health care providers to use with their patients. The tool estimates the risk of colorectal cancer and the lifetime risk.

Bowel incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements. Bowel incontinence ranges from an occasional leakage of stool while passing gas to a complete loss of bowel control.

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition.

Ulcerative colitis or commonly called colitis, is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine and rectum become inflamed.

An anal fissure is a small tear in the thin, moist tissue (mucosa) that lines the anus. An anal fissure may occur when you pass hard or large stools during a bowel movement.

Diverticular disease is a condition in which muscle spasms in the colon causes abdominal pain and disturbances of bowel function.

Colorectal cancer, sometimes called colon cancer, starts in either the colon or the rectum and, in most cases, develops slowly over many years. Most start as a polyp - a growth of tissue that starts in the lining and grows into the center of the colon or rectum. Removing a polyp early can stop it from becoming cancerous.