Malignant Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a serious clinical entity that requires surgical intervention in almost 50% of cases. However, overall survival remains low even for operable cases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between patients' characteristics, perioperative details, histopathological results and postoperative outcomes of patients who were operated on due to MBO.

Methods

A retrospective search of patients who were operated on due to MBO in a university and a rural hospital was conducted. Patients' characteristics, perioperative details, histopathological results and postoperative outcomes were reported. Univariable and multivariable analysis was performed.

Results

Seventy patients were included with a mean age of 76.1

SUBMITTER: Sotirianakou ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10779546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature