[Emergency surgery of left colonic occlusion].
The authors have reported 61 emergency cases of left-sided colonic obstruction recorded over a period spanning for ten years. The observations break down showed that 44 patients had carcinoma of the colon; 9 presented with volvulus; 4 with diverticulitis; 1 with ischemic colitis, and 3 suffered from Ogilvie's syndrome. Surgical procedures, associated or not with cure, included colostomy (30 cases), colonoscopic detorsion (8 cases), resection (22 cases). The overall morbidity and mortality rates were 26% and 13%, respectively.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications
La chirurgie d'urgence des occlusions du côlon gauche.