title: Palliative and pre-operative endoscopic neodymium-YAG laser treatment of colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: Using endoscopic neodymium-YAG laser application permits successful treatment of ulcerated bleeding cancer. Further, palliative, ablative laser irradiation of tumors in inoperable patients avoids obstruction. Pre-operative recanalization of obstructive colorectal cancer causing ileus or subileus permits pre-operative orthograde bowel lavage as well as total colonoscopy, thus converting emergency surgery with staged procedures or intra-operative colon lavage into normal elective primary resection with all preoperative diagnostic and treatment modalities.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*