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[A Case Describing Treatment with FOLFIRI plus Bevacizumab after a Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Placement for Local
Masaya Yokoyama1, Kazuma Yamazaki, Masaaki Kodama
1Dept. of General Surgery, Tochigi Medical Center Shimotsuga.
Abstract:
A 50-year old male patient chose to have elective surgery for obstructive rectal cancer. Before undergoing surgery, he had a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placed to relieve a colonic obstruction. He was discharged from our hospital after the elective surgery without surgical complications. In our outpatient clinic, he was prescribed UFT/LV for adjuvant chemotherapy. Eight months after surgery, he came back to the hospital complaining of abdominal distension, abdominal pain and constipation. A diagnosis of local recurrence of rectal cancer, peritoneal metastasis and metastatic liver cancer was confirmed. He was admitted to have the bowel obstruction relieved by having a SEMS placed. The procedure was successful in relieving the bowel obstruction and the patient began FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as chemotherapy. Through this case, we were able to see that SEMS placement can circumvent emergency surgery and prevent the formation of a stoma by relieving a colonic obstruction. A SEMS placement can also lead to positive benefits such as faster treatment and therapy for palliative cases.
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