Colorectal Surgery

The team at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center specializes in the treatment of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum and anus. Providing compassionate, expert care for:

  • Benign conditions such as hemorrhoids, fissures and abscess/fistula-in-ano disease.
  • Functional disease such as rectal prolapse, fecal incontinence and chronic constipation.
  • Inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis; and diverticulitis and its complications.
  • Management and surgical treatment of colon, rectal and anal cancer.

Services include:

  • Laparoscopic/robotic colectomies and proctectomies
  • Procedures and care for anal fistulas, hemorrhoids, anal fissures (including Botox injections)
  • Anoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
  • Care for pelvic floor disorders (fecal incontinence & rectal prolapse)
  • Surgical treatment of Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis

 

Meet Our Team

Amar Mukerji, MD

 

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