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ISCHAEMIC COLITIS AS A COMPLICATION OF LEFT‐SIDED LARGE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Scott B.,
Isbister W. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00130.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , complication , large bowel obstruction , surgery , bowel obstruction , general surgery , resection , colitis , radiology , cancer
Although obstructed left‐sided colorectal cancef has traditionally been treated by a series of staged operations, there has been recent interest in the one‐stage immediate resection technique. The case of a 72 year old woman who required 4 operations for obstructed left‐sided colorectal cancer is presented.