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Objective To study the surgical treatment of left colon cancer complicated with acute abdo-men.Methods From January 2000 to Dcember 2008,the clinic data of 36 patients with left colon cancer complicated by acute abdomen were analyzed retrospectively.All cases have been chosen emergency opera-tion.One-stage colectomy and annstomosis were performed in 28 cases,Hartmann in 5 cases and palliative colostomy in 3 cases.Results Anastomic leakage was found in one case after operation,infection of inci-sion happended in 4 cases,infection of lung happened in 2 cases,the times of defecation rised in one case,one patient died.Conclusion More attention shoud be paid to left colon cancer complicated by acute abdo-men.According to the patients'status,different operative manners were chosen.One-stage operation should be chosen firstly to improve quality of life and avoid staged operation.