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Bowel Complications in the Management of Ovarian Cancer
Author(s) -
Solomon H. J.,
Atkinson K. H.,
Coppleson J. V. M.,
Elliott P. M.,
Houghton C. R. S.,
Tattersall M. H. N.,
Green D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1983.tb00165.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , bowel obstruction , ovarian cancer , ovarian carcinoma , surgery , colorectal cancer , carcinoma , cancer , gastroenterology , general surgery
Summary: In a consecutive series of 163 patients referred with malignant ovarian tumours there were 24 (14.7%) who developed major bowel complications; 21 patients were operated upon for bowel obstruction and had a mean survival time of 8.1 months; 8 of the 24 patients are alive with cancer and 4 are alive without evidence of residual tumour. It is concluded that laparotomy is indicated when bowel complications occur in patients with ovarian carcinoma.