ABSTRACT
The colo-rectal emergencies are caused by perforation, penetration, large bowel obstruction, haemorrhage. Various acute colonic diseases have been clearly described as basic disease (traumatic events, malformations, inflammatory stenosis or functional obstruction, diverticular disease, cancer). Due to technological progress new diagnostic and surgical procedures have been introduced. This editorial symposium's aim is to study the radiological and endoscopic diagnosis and treatment and the surgical procedures in colo-rectal emergency.
Subject(s)
Colonic Diseases/surgery , Rectal Diseases/surgery , Colectomy , Colonic Diseases/diagnosis , Colorectal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Colorectal Neoplasms/surgery , Emergencies , Endoscopy , Humans , Rectal Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
Recent diagnostic procedures, such as CT scan and US, are nowadays changing the approach of colonic pathologies like bleeding and large bowel obstruction. The opportunity offered by those means are increasing the preference for primary resection-anastomosis treatment in emergency colonic surgery for selected patients. On the other hand the progress in surgical management allows curative resection with low mortality and morbidity rates.
