[Rectum carcinomas treated with Kraske procedure in elderly patients].
Kraske procedure is an option that can be chosen to treat rectal tumours in elderly patients with multiple co-morbidities, in order to minimize complications and stress caused by surgery. In the past six years, 382 rectal resections were performed in our department: 154 abdominoperineal rectum resections, 219 anterior rectum resections and 9 Kraske procedures in high anaesthetic risk patients. Kraske resection was applied for mid- and lower third rectal cancers, providing a short term survival for more than half of these patients. The authors discuss their experience with the Kraske procedure.
Góbor
László
L
Országos Onkológiai Intézet, Altalános és Mellkassebészeti Osztály, 1122 Budapest. gobor@index.hu
Czeyda-Pommersheim
Ferenc
F
Mátrai
Zoltán
Z
Köves
István
I
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D016896:Treatment Outcome