PMID: 15229774Jul 2, 2004Paper

Acute bowel obstruction - the main complication of colorectal cancer. Therapeutical options

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology
Răducu NemesDan Valcea

Abstract

to choose the proper therapeutical approach in obstructing colorectal cancer. 77 (29.2%) obstructing colorectal cancers, 88.15% aged between 61 and 80 years, selected from 260 patients admitted in the last 10 years were analyzed. We noticed associated cardiovascular (42 cases=55.2%) and/or respiratory (18 cases=23.6%) disease in 89,55% of cases. The distribution of the obstructing lesions throughout the colon and rectum was: 39 cases on the left colon, 18 cases on the right colon, and 20 cases on the rectum, with the following pTNM staging: stage II 10%, stage III 67% and stage IV 23%. The infiltrative character of the primary tumor (61 cases) and the extension to the adjacent structures (24 cases) were the main causes of the acute bowel obstruction. The diagnosis was established on the clinical aspects and plain X-ray findings. The delay between the onset of the acute obstruction and the admission was 3 days on average, and we noticed severe biological disorders pertaining to the acute bowel obstruction in more than 75% of cases. 76 patients (99.6%) were operated on. We performed primary resection in 8 cases and staged-procedures (cecostomy or ileotransversostomy followed by resection and anastomosis after 3 weeks on average) ...Continue Reading

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