title: [Transsacral resection for presacral tumors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the operation indication and safety of presacral tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of 36 patients with presacral tumor from November 1990 to May 2006 treated in our hospital, in whom 23 patients underwent trans-sacral operation, were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation time was from 43 to 210 min (average 94 min). The volume of blood loss was from 30 to 2000 ml (average 350 ml). Hospital stay was from 8 to 16 days (average 10.7 days). There were 13 different pathology types of tumors in the 36 patients including 26.4% of malignancy. Complications of trans-sacral operation included 1 case of ureteral damage, 1 case of sacral wound hernia, 1 case of presacral abscess who was healed by sigmoid stoma and wound drainage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trans-sacral resection of low presacral tumor is safe and effective with less trauma, less bleeding and quick recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. weizhang2000cn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiu-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Rong-gui
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: En-da
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chuan-gang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: De-hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult