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I am due to have surgery on 1st April. my consultant is going to remove approx 4 feet of my colon and connect the remaining part to my small bowel, I am not sure of the medical term for this, I think it is subtotal colectomy & ileorectal anastomosis. The reason for this operation is Familial polys that are growing at an alarming rate and I have to have a colonoscopy 4 times a year. How successful is this operation and what is the down side. I will be having key hole surgery.Thanks for reading. Gill