Diagnosis and surgical treatment of syndrome of splenic flexure of colon in eighty-one patients / 中国现代普通外科进展

ABSTRACT

Objective:To summarize diagnosis and surgical treatment of syndrome of splenic flexure of colon(SSFC) .Methods:The clinical data of SSFC in 81 patients between Jan,1987 and Dec,2008 were analysed retrospectively.Results:The main clinical manifestations were repeated abdominal pain,abdominal distension,constipation and chronic incomplete colon obstruction.X-ray barium enema showed that splenic flexure of colon was 7 cm higher than hepatic flexure of colon.The angle of splenic flexure of colon was less than 45 ?.Two patients underwent release of splenic flexure of colon and 3 patients accepted side-to-side anastomosis of splenic flexure of colon which were suitable to old,weak and emergent patients.The effects of these methods were well shorthy after operation,but not in long term(6 months to 2 years) .As to the rest 76 patients,thorough operation were donesubtotal resection of proximal segment colon(14 patients) ,subtotal resection of colon(20 patients) and total resection of colon(42 patients) .Conclusion:The diagnosis of SSFC is depended on clinical manifestations and barium enema.Thorough surgical treatment is the best method including proximal part resection,subtotal resection and total resection of colon.