title: [Value of surgical treatment in patients with gastrointestinal metastatic tumors].
abstract: A retrospective review was completed on 43 patients with metastatic lesions to the gastrointestinal tract between 1980 and 1993. The most commonly involved organs were stomach and small intestine. The main features were abdominal pain (70%), acute abdomen (42%), alimentary bleeding (21%), massive in 11.6%). Operations were performed on 42 patients (palliative resection in 40 patients, enteric bypass in 2). The results support surgical intervention for patients with complaints of gastrointestinal metastases, especially in emergency patients.
authors.affiliation: First Clinical College, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*