Hartmann surgical treatment for rectal cancer
- Author:
Long Tan Vo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rectal cancer
- MeSH:
Rectal Neoplasms;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;383(6):11-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 8 years from 1986-1993, 35 rectal cancer cases were treated by Hartmann procedure at Chî RÉy hospital' s General surgery Department. This procedure was performed for the middle-third of rectum (85.7%) and unmetastasis stage. Results: the operation related mortality rate was: 2.9%. Severe bleeding happened in 3 cases during operation: 8.5%. The most commonly occurred post-operative complication was infection and the most severity was pelvic abscess. The surgery of 24/34 patients, the prognosis was favorable: The 5 years survival rate was 83.3%, the recurrent rate was 11.7% and post-operative metastasis was 5.7%.
