THE PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS FOR COLONIC NEOPLASTIC OBSTRUCTION
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The authors report their own experience on the treatment of large bowel obstruction caused by a neoplastic stenosis. During a 36-month period, 110 operations for emergency large bowel obstructions were performed: 59 (53.6%) underwent primary anastomosis without colostomy (28 right colectomy, 16 left colectomy, 9 sub-total and 6 total colectomy). Total group post-operative mortality was 2.9% as a result of cardio-pulmonary complications. Morbidity was 19.8%, included a 3% of anastomotic leak underwent surgical treatment.
Our results suggest that resection and primary anastomosis can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of cases of emergency large bowel obstructions.
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Romagnuolo, G., et al. “THE PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS FOR COLONIC NEOPLASTIC OBSTRUCTION”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 73, no. 6, Nov. 2002, pp. 599-03, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1250.
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