Surgical management of obstructive colorectal carcinoma / 中国普通外科杂志

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Objective To exprole the effect of surgical management of obstructive colorectal carcinoma. Methods A restrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 76 cases of acute obstructive colorectal carcinoma treated by emergent operation in Xiangya Hospital from October 1997 to October 2002.Among the 76 cases,there were 23 cases of right colon obstruction and 53 cases of left colon or rectal obstruction. Results All the 76 patients received opreation , 55 patients received one stage tumor resection and large intestinal anastomosis, including 19 in right colon and 36 in left colon or rectal obstruetion.Postoperative complications rate was 15.7%(11/76) in this series,including anastomotic leakage in 2, disruption of wound in 1, infection of incisional wound in 6, and pneumonia in 2.Expect one patient died of MSOF,the others were curred by non-operation therapy.The postoperative 1,3,5year survival rate was 98.3%,55%,38.5% in this series.Conclusions One stage resection and anastomosis is a feasible operation for obstructive colorectal carcinoma.Appropriate choice of the operative procedure, skillful operative technique,and prudential perioperative treatment can enhance the cuerative effect and the patients quality of life.