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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible patients are those over 18 years of age who are regularly scheduled to undergo a right hemicolectomy via a minimally invasive approach (robotic or laparoscopic) with the creation of an anastomosis. Right colectomy will be defined as removal of the ascending colon, ligation of the ileocolic artery and vein, +/- removal of the terminal ileum, +/- removal of the proximal transverse colon, and +/- removal of the right branch of the middle colic artery and vein. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Additional colon resection is planned (i.e. left colectomy or proctectomy) * Vulnerable populations such as prisoners or adults unable to give consent * If the scheduled surgery is planned at Butterworth hospital (as to standardize the nursing care received postoperatively) * Emergent cases Patients will be excluded from the study intra-operatively if: * The procedure is converted to an open resection * If a loop ileostomy is performed in addition to the right colectomy