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Published on: September 11, 2012
[Acute tumorous obstruction of the colon in elderly and senile patients]
Abstract:
The authors present the results of surgical treatment of 106 elderly and senile patients. In 30 patients admitted in a extremely severe condition the acute intestinal obstruction was combined with peritonitis. Postoperative mortality in this group of patients was 86.7% in spite of intensive treatment. In 28 patients generalization of the process was detected and they were given palliative interventions for liquidation of acute intestinal obstruction. Postoperative mortality in this group was 39.2%. Conventional radical operations were fulfilled on 48 patients. Postoperative mortality in this group was 20.8%. Later on the intestinal patency was reestablished in 15 patients. The data obtained show the possibility to widen the indications to radical operative interventions and to improve results of treatment of such patients.
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