title: Pitfall of laparoscopic colectomy. An unrecognized synchronous cancer.
abstract: This case report describes near-obstructing sigmoid colon cancer resected using the laparoscopic-assisted technique. An unrecognized, synchronous cecal cancer caused an early postoperative bowel obstruction. The authors review the incidence of synchronous colon lesions and the need for preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of the entire colon, especially with the use of the laparoscopic technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Devereaux
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Caushaj
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003082:Colectomy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*