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Surgical management of colon cancer
Patrick H D Colquhoun1, Steven D Wexner
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USA. mcderme@ccf.org
Current Gastroenterology Reports
|September 14, 2002
Abstract:
The primary mode of therapy for colon cancer continues to be surgery. Although little has changed in the technical aspects of colonic resection, a great deal of research has taken place to develop procedures that enhance staging of disease, optimize postoperative recovery, and improve outcomes in obstructed patients without compromising cancer-related morbidity and mortality. This review explores the current use of laparoscopy, sentinel node biopsy, intraoperative ultrasound, and colonic stents in the elective and emergent management of colon cancer.