Colorectal cancer[A clinico-epidemiological study]

A retrospective review of 45 cases of colorectal cancer managed in the Department of Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from January, 1987 to May, 1990 is presented. Mean age was 45 years, which was 10-15 years younger than that reported from the West. Male to Female ratio was 4:1, showing much higher male preponderance than reported earlier. Twenty nine percent of the cases were younger than, 39 years and 30% cases presented with bowel obstruction. Overall operability was 96% with 78% undergoing curative resection. Remarkable feature was zero mortality and low complications; particularly anastomotic failure of 3.3%. Over 90% of the patients are alive after a follow-up of 2-30 months

Surgery for colorectal cancer

The present study is a retrospective review of 45 cases of colorectal cancer managed in the Department of Surgery Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from January 1987, to May 1990. Mean age was 45 years [range 17-72 years] which was 10-15 years younger than that reported from the west. Male to female ratio was 4:1, showing much higher male preponderance than reported earlier. 29% of the cases belong to the group, [39 years or less]. 30% of the cases presented with bowel obstruction. Overall operability was 96% with 78% undergoing curative resection, which is encouraging. Remarkable feature is zero mortality and low complications. [particularly of anastomotic failure of 3.3%]. Over 90% of the patients are alive a follow-up [2-30 months]