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The new Colorectal Program at St. Charles is your local resource for colorectal issues. The colon and rectal specialists at St. Charles are fully trained surgeons with board certification in both the surgical and non-surgical treatment of benign and malignant colon and rectal conditions. Our highly skilled physicians are committed to excellence and offer patients the most innovative and improved surgical techniques in order to optimize each patient's results. "We are focused on the comfort and peace of mind of our patients as well as providing the highest quality of care through the process of diagnosis, treatment and follow-up," stated Paul Savoca, MD, FACS, FASCRS, colon and rectal surgeon at St. Charles. "In addition, we utilize the most advanced technologies and minimally-invasive procedures whenever possible to ensure that our patients spend minimal time in the hospital and heal faster so that they can return to their normal routine." Our comprehensive program includes treatment for the following: • Anal Cancer, Anal Fissure, Anal Warts • Colonoscopy • Colorectal cancer • Constipation • Crohn's Disease • Diverticular Disease • Follow-up evaluation after surgery for colorectal cancer • Genetics and colorectal cancer • Hemorrhoids • Irritable bowel syndrome • Ostomy • Pelvis floor dysfunction • Pilonidal disease • Polyps of the colon and rectum • Pruritus Ani • Rectal prolapse • Rectocele • Anal itching and/or pain • For more information on the new Colorectal Program at St. Charles, please call (631) 474-6797. |
As many as 1 in 13 adults have problems with bowel control and approximately half the population experiences hemorrhoids by age 50. Such issues can have a dramatic impact on an individual's quality of life, yet often they go untreated and are incorrectly assumed to be a result of the aging process.