Primary resection and anastomosis in acute occlusions left colon cancer
The advantages of treating left colon occlusions due to cancer in one single operation, are discussed. The procedure involves removal of the tumor and re-establishment of intestinal continuity. Two cases where this aproach was used, are reported upon. In one ·there was a 3 year survival despite the...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Institution: | Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Repository: | Revista Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/1928 |
| Online Access: | https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/1928 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | oclusión intestinal cáncer colon intestinal occlussion cancer |
| Summary: | The advantages of treating left colon occlusions due to cancer in one single operation, are discussed. The procedure involves removal of the tumor and re-establishment of intestinal continuity. Two cases where this aproach was used, are reported upon. In one ·there was a 3 year survival despite the existe-nce of a hepatic tetastasis that was resected at an early stage. |
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