title: [Postoperative complications and local recurrence of mid-lower rectal carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery. Preliminary results].
abstract: In our study we evaluate postoperative complications and local recurrence in local advanced rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiation plus surgery. We treated 24 patients, 15 males and 9 females; in all cases the cancer was at stage II or III. Down-staging was observed in 14 patients (58.3%), 2 patients (8.3%) had no residual disease. We performed 2 APR, 20 low anterior resections (10 of which laparoscopic) and 2 transanal local excisions. In postoperative period we observed 8 complications, 4 minor and 4 major ones, with an over-all morbidity of 33.3% and of 16.6% if considering major complications. At present no local recurrence was registered.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa II Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera S Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tonin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scatà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rota
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doffria
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tosolini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome