Surgical Care in Westchester & Hudson Valley

Colon & Rectal Surgery in Westchester & Hudson Valley

Expert colorectal surgery near you

At NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester and NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley, you have access to the region's leading colorectal surgeons from Columbia, with expertise in the latest surgical innovations. We treat a full range of conditions, including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, colorectal polyps, anal fistulas and fissures, and more. Your personal care team, inclusive of surgical specialists, nurses, radiologists, pathologists, work together to create a treatment plan tailored to your individual needs. Surgeries are typically performed at our hospitals, with follow-up and aftercare offered at Medical Groups throughout Westchester & Hudson Valley.

Our surgeons use advanced robotic, minimally invasive, and laparoscopic techniques that can lead to smaller incisions, less pain, and faster recovery. Our hospitals are some of the few in the region to offer single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for colorectal conditions, performed through a single incision in the belly button, resulting in minimal scarring, fewer complications, and a quicker recovery.

Colorectal cancer and polyp removal surgery

Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) to remove large polyps and some cancers in the rectum and lower colon. By operating through the anus, patients are spared external incisions and have a quicker return to normal bowel function.
Combined endoscopic-laparoscopic surgery (CELS) to remove large, complex, or hard-to-reach polyps.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Surgery

Reconstructive J-pouch surgery — The surgeon creates an internal pouch from part of the small intestine to provide a storage place for stool, avoiding the need for a permanent ostomy bag.
Resection to remove diseased tissue in the intestine.
Intestine-preserving strictureplasty — To treat short areas of Crohn’s disease and narrowing caused by scar tissue, the surgeon opens one or more areas of narrowing to restore the flow of contents through the intestine.
Ileostomy — Procedure to create a temporary or permanent opening, or stoma, on the surface of your abdomen, through which waste is emptied into a bag.

Diverticulitis surgery

Surgeons use the robotic platform to perform minimally invasive surgery for sigmoid diverticulitis, often resulting in just a few tiny incisions to minimize pain after surgery and allow for a faster recovery.

Anal fistula and fissure surgery

Fistulotomy to surgically open and flush out an anal fistula to promote healing.
Seton placement, where a thin silastic tube (seton) is placed in a fistula to help drain infection.
Rectal advancement flap to cover the internal opening of the fistula, useful for fistulas that significantly affect the anal control muscles.
LIFT procedure for complex fistulas. The surgeon accesses the fistula between the sphincter muscles and inserts a seton, widening it over time. A few weeks later, the surgeon disconnects the seton and closes the fistula opening.
Sphincterotomy involves cutting a portion of the internal anal sphincter to reduce pressure in the area and allow an anal fissure to heal, helping people with anal fissures that cannot be managed with other approaches.

Latest laparoscopic and robotic techniques

Colonoscopy to examine the colon, rectum, and lower small intestines.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy to inspect the sigmoid colon and rectum for inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers.
Complex re-operative abdominal and pelvic surgery.
Repair and revision of ileoanal pouches.
Advanced endoscopic treatments for rectal polyps and tumors, including transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEMS).
Minimally invasive hemorrhoid procedures, such as rubber band ligation and stapled hemorrhoidopexy, which involves removing enlarged hemorrhoidal tissue and repositioning the remaining tissue.
Excision of human papillomavirus (HPV) lesions.
Robotic ostomy reversal.