Baton Rouge General Colon & Rectal Associates, 8595 Picardy Avenue Suite 235, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
Dr. Ray Scott Daugherty is a Board Certified board-certified colon and rectal surgeon who specializes in treating all colorectal diseases. He is also an assistant professor of surgery at LSUHSC in New Orleans.
He serves on the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons’ Young Surgeons Committee and is also involved in the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the Cohn Rives Surgical Society.
Fellowship: LSU Health Sciences Center
Residency: LSU Health Sciences Center
MD: LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery
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The diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer can be very scary and oftentimes, very sudden. And so a lot of times patients show up and really don’t know what questions to ask. And so we...
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With regards to stage four cancer, there are actually some situations where we will perform surgery, even upfront for these tumors. Some situations would mean a symptomatic tumor, including obstruction or blockage or bleeding. If...
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Colon and rectal cancers are two different entities within the colon and the rectum. While very similar, they’re in very different locations. The colon cancers are more in the abdomen or outside of the pelvis...
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One reason you may need a diverting ileostomy would be to divert the stream of stool from the anastomosis or the connection. This allows the anastomosis to heal without stool or bacteria passing through it....
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So you may get referred to a colorectal surgeon and you may be asking, “What is a colorectal surgeon?” We are surgeons that, like general surgeons, go through our four years of medical school, and...
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So radiation can really affect healing, and especially in regards to rectal cancer, the radiation is going to decrease the blood supply to this area. And so oftentimes the rectum will get radiated and then...
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Sometimes patients ask why local recurrence is such a big deal, especially with rectal cancer. As discussed, oftentimes rectal cancer patients will receive upfront chemotherapy and / or chemotherapy and radiation combined. This is really...
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So when you’re getting a colonoscopy, the gastroenterologist may find a tumor or a large polyp. At that time, they’ll either determine that the polyp or lesion is resectable, or they may take a biopsy....
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Some people get concerned that the cancer may spread with a biopsy or surgery. This is sort of an old wives tale. We treat these tumors with biopsies and surgeries, and it’s really the only...
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Sometimes with surgery, especially after radiation, you may develop a leak or a small defect at your anastomotic connection. This could lead either to a sinus or a fistulas tract. And this is basically a...
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Baton Rouge General Colon & Rectal Associates, 8595 Picardy Avenue Suite 235, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
225-763-4500
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