title: [Left colic cancer at Brazzaville Teaching Hospital. Results from surgical treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to examine the results from the surgical treatment of left colic cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is about a retrospective study which has been undertaken in the digestive surgical unit of Brazzaville teaching hospital from January 1999 to October 2001. 18 patients who had a left colic cancer have undergone operated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our series included 18 men (66.67%) and 9 femmes (33.33%). The sex ratio was 2. The surgical after effects were simple in 63% (n=18) cases and complicated in 37% (n=10) cases, one case parietal suppuration. The average time of hospitalization was about 10 days.
authors: Service de chirurgie digestive CHU de Brazzaville. aristelne@yahoo.fr
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ele
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Okiemy
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Lebeau
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Nkoua-Mbon
authors: Ri
authors: R
authors: Mbombi Pandi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Massengo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies