Obstructive Colitis Proximal to Obstructive Colorectal Carcinoma

Autor: Hye Kyung Chang, Byung Soh Min, Yong Taek Ko, Nam Kyu Kim, Hogeun Kim, Haeryoung Kim, Chang Hwan Cho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Asian Journal of Surgery, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 26-32 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1015-9584
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60005-1
Popis: The term “obstructive colitis” refers to ulceroinflammatory lesions occurring in the colon proximal to a completely or partially obstructing lesion. It has been referred to by various terms in the literature. This entity differs from the carcinoma of the colon that complicates true ulcerative colitis where there is involvement distal to the neoplasm as well as proximal to it. Although it has appeared in the literature over several decades, it remains an uncommon and troublesome disease. In Yonsei University Medical Center, for 11 years from January 1996 to December 2006 we encountered seven patients with obstructing colorectal carcinoma complicated by obstructive colitis. Here we report our cases to share our experience and to review the literature to facilitate the recognition and proper management of this rare disease entity.
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