Colectomy (large bowel resection) in Barcelona: Best Clinics and Costs 2025

The colectomy (colon resection) at Teknon is performed in the General and Abdominal Surgery Department. Doctors carry out laparoscopic removal of various parts of the colon (through several incisions in the abdomen up to 2 cm in size) and open operations through 1 incision 15-20 cm in size.

The duration of the surgery depends on the access type and removed tissue volume. The surgical intervention takes up to 5 hours. A patient stays under general anesthesia.

When the colon resection procedure is over, a patient is placed in the Intensive Care Unit. If there are no complications, a patient is moved to the regular ward. The hospitalization after surgery is 7-10 days.

The cost of colon resection surgery varies depending on the disease stage. The colon cancer surgery cost may be higher due to the complexity of surgical intervention.

• 80% is a success rate for laparoscopic colectomy according to the hospital’s data.
• Professor Antonio Lacy de Fortuny is a leading surgical oncologist who specializes in colon cancer. Prof. Lacy de Fortuny is a pioneer in minimally invasive techniques of colon cancer treatment. Dr. Lacy de Fortuny has performed over 1,000 laparoscopic surgeries. The doctor is a specialist in treating metastatic and hard-to-remove colon cancer.
• In combination with surgery, doctors at Quiron assign chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immune- and targeted therapies if required.

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Clinic HM Nou Delfos is a comprehensive medical-surgical center in Barcelona, which is a part of the largest network in Spain – HM Hospitals. HM Delfos specializes in surgery, oncology, orthopedics, cardiology, gynecology, urology, neurology including diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. The clinic is equipped with the very latest devices for diagnostics and treatment: EOS for high-precision images of the musculoskeletal system, CT and MRI, two units for radiotherapy of tumors without surgery.

The clinic has also the agreement with Institut Guttmann, neurorehabilitation hospital with JCI, AQU Catalunya, and ISO quality certificates for rehabilitation.