Open AccessLong-term outcome of indwelling colon observed seven years after radical resection for rectosigmoid cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Zixuan Zhuang,
Mingtian Wei,
Xuyang Yang,
Yang Zhang,
Wenxin Zhuang,
Ziqiang Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.5252
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , term (time) , rectosigmoid colon , cancer , surgery , resection , general surgery , rectum , physics , quantum mechanics
Indwelling colon is characterized by an excluded segment of the colon after surgical diversion of the fecal stream with colostomy so that contents are unable to pass through this part of the colon. We report a rare case of purulent colonic necrosis that occurred 7 years after surgical colonic exclusion.