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John , Colorectal Surgery P a ti e n t

So you can tend to

what matters most .

Expert colorectal surgery

Retirement gave John more time to spend gardening and restoring his home — until unexplained bleeding put his life on pause . Based on a colonoscopy screening , experts at St . Clair Health identified a tumor and diagnosed rectal cancer . John ’ s treatment team at St . Clair utilized the newest technology by performing robotic-assisted rectal resection surgery to remove the cancerous tumor and get him on the road to recovery .
Now John is back tending to the garden he loves , thanks to one of the most advanced colorectal surgical teams in western Pennsylvania .
Learn more about our services at stclair . org / colorectal . stclair . org
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