NOTE: The thicknesses for backing flanges noted in the tables are applicable to. steel. Different metals demand different thicknesses for the same performance, so for. metals other than steel, consideration must be given to thickness. Although Tables 4, 5, 6 and 7 in these guidelines make reference to pressure ratings.
Big difference : A subtotal colectomy is removing almost all the colon; usually just a couple of inches are left near the rectum. A partial colectomy is not done AFTER a subtotal colectomy because there is basically no colon left.
A colectomy is a surgical procedure in which all or part of the large intestine is resected. The large intestine is the part of the alimentary tract that consists of the cecum, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.