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Clinical Application of Single-Surgeon, Three-Port, Laparoscopic Resection for Colorectal Cancer with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction
Published on: March 24, 2023
Results of surgery for colorectal carcinoma with obstruction
Antonios-Apostolos K Tentes1, Charalambos G Mirelis, Stilianos Kakoliris
1Surgical Department, Didimotichon General Hospital, Didimotichon, 68300, Greece. atentes@did-hosp.gr
Background/Aims:
Emergency surgery for obstructing colorectal carcinoma is thought to be associated with poor survival. The aim of the study is to assess the results of surgery for obstructing colorectal cancer.
Materials And Methods:
From 1987 to 2004, 80 patients underwent emergency surgery for completely obstructing colorectal carcinoma (COC), and 171 patients underwent elective surgery for non-obstructing cancer (NOC). Morbidity, mortality, and the late outcome were assessed.
Results:
The groups were comparable for age, gender, tumor distribution, histopathologic characteristics, stage, morbidity, concomitant operations, recurrence, and sites of recurrence. High ASA class, poor performance status, and high mortality rate were recorded in COC group (p < 0.05). Mortality was related to ASA class (p < 0.001), performance status (p < 0.001), and obstruction (p = 0.014). ASA class was the single independent factor of morbidity (p < 0.001). The groups were comparable for survival (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
Obstructing colorectal carcinoma seems to be associated with high mortality rate, but long-term survival seems to be the same with non-obstructing carcinoma.
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