Complications in surgery of the right colon.
One hundred and fifteen cases of right hemicolectomy for cancer or others pathological conditions, operated on over a 5-year period, were evaluated. The overall incidence of complications was high (47%). A more thorough analysis of data showed that infective complications, such as bronchopneumonia (27.8%) and urinary infections (10.4%) markedly affected this incidence. In contrast, there was a much lower incidence of surgical complications mainly wound infection (14.8%) and anastomotic fistulas (4%), the incidence of which was lower than that reported in the literature. Furthermore, the difference between stapled and hand-made sutures, in terms of fistulas, was only 2%, in favour of the former.
Cusumano
F
F
Divisione di Oncologia Chirurgica, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori di Milano.
Del Bo
R
R
Delledonne
V
V
Orefice
S
S
Santoro
G
G
Sylvestre Begnis
G
G
Salvadori
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology