Closed occlusion due to colon cancer left. Experience on resection and anastomosis at one time

Review of the authors' experience in the managementof occ!usions due to left colony cancer,during the period between 1993 through 1999, inthe city ofFlorida, Uruguay. Eighteen procedureswere carried out: in 16 cases tumor was resected;in 15 patients transit of intestine was restored inthe same surgi...

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Main Author: Torres, Marcos (author)
Other Authors: González, Daniel (author), di Leoni, Francisco (author), Vega, Alvaro (author), Monti, José (author), Amorín, Raúl (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4474
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Summary:Review of the authors' experience in the managementof occ!usions due to left colony cancer,during the period between 1993 through 1999, inthe city ofFlorida, Uruguay. Eighteen procedureswere carried out: in 16 cases tumor was resected;in 15 patients transit of intestine was restored inthe same surgical act and of these latter, in 11 patientsa colocolic anastomosis was performed(77.7% of cases among the 18 patients operatedor 87.5% of resected patients).Mortality was no higher than that set forth forother procedures, which are already broadly accepted,and mortality occurred in 3 patients. Therewas no suspected suture failure in any of thecases