[Right hemicolectomy under spinal anesthesia due to cancer of ascending large bowel - case report]

Surgery procedures of the abdomen cavity are commonly performed in general anaesthesia. Patients from high risk group with circulatory insufficiency, respiratory failure pose a problem. They undergo surgical procedures for life indications and emergency cases. Regional anaesthesia can be an alternative for general anaesthesia, and makes planned surgical treatment possible for this group of patients. The study presents the case of 79-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, after left lung upper lobectomy, arterial hypertension, who underwent operation due to ascending large bowel cancer under spinal anaesthesia as planned.