Differences in the management of patients requiring an emergency resection for colonic cancer in two European populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with colonic cancer who require emergency colonic cancer surgery often experience poorer outcomes compared with their elective counterparts. In this setting, several treatments approaches are available. In 2009, Danish guidelines recommended treatment with stent for obstruction in left-sided tumours as a bridge to surgery, if expertise is accessible. The aim of this study was to compare the use of elective and emergency resections for colonic cancer and postoperative mortality in two similar demographic populations.

Methods

All patients who underwent a major resection for colonic cancer, between 2005 and 2016 in Denmark and Yorkshire (UK) were identified. The proportion undergoing emergency surgery, the proportion receiving a stent procedure before their

SUBMITTER: Taylor JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature