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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the surgical outcome of preoperative long-course chemoradiation therapy (PCRT) in patients with ultra low rectal cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Medical records of patients with rectal adenocarcinoma located within the length of 5 cm from the anal verge, who underwent elective oncological resection between 2003 and 2006 at Siriraj Hospital, were reviewed. PCRT was performed in some patients based on tumor characteristics and surgeon's decision. Rate of sphincter preservation and other surgical outcomes were assessed. RESULTS: Ninety-three patients with an average age of 60 years were studied. Twenty-seven (29%) received PCRT. There was no difference in demographic data and location of the tumor between PCRT and non-PCRT group. Patients with PCRT had a smaller size of tumor (2.6 vs. 5.0 cm, p < 0.001) and better tumor staging (p < 0.001). Complete pathological response was found in four patients with PCRT (15%). However, there was no significant difference in SPP rate between PCRT and non-PCRT group (37% vs. 36%, p = 0.95). Other surgical outcomes between the two groups were also not different. CONCLUSION: PCRT did not increase rate of sphincter preservation in patients with low rectal cancer.
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Canal Anal/cirurgia , Neoplasias Retais/cirurgia , Canal Anal/fisiopatologia , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Terapia Combinada , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Retais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Retais/radioterapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The advantage of a transverse incision over a midline incision for open right hemicolectomy remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To compare the short-term surgical outcomes of right hemicolectomy through midline incision (RHML) and right hemicolectomy through right transverse incision (RHTR) for right-sided colon cancer. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This retrospective study included 74 patients with right-sided colon cancer who underwent elective right hemicolectomies through midline or right transverse incision between February 2004 and June 2006 at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Operative details, postoperative requirement of narcotics, recovery of bowel function, and oncological parameters were analyzed. RESULTS: Fifty-four patients underwent RHML and 20 patients underwent RHTR. Both approaches achieved adequate oncological resection of the tumor. The RHTR group were characterized by shorter operative times (105 vs. 140 minutes; p = 0.001), less blood loss (70 vs. 125 ml,; p = 0.004), faster discontinuation of intravenous narcotics (1.2 vs. 1.8 days; p = 0.03), and shorter length of hospital stay (6.0 vs. 7.9 days,; p = 0.02). Postoperative complications and time to recovery of bowel function were not significantly different. CONCLUSION: The authors suggest that RHTR is a safe and effective operation for right-sided colon cancer; which results in a significant reduction in operative time, duration of intravenous narcotics administration, and hospital stay compared with RHML. However, there is no difference in postoperative recovery of bowel function and complication rate.
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Colectomia/métodos , Neoplasias Colorretais/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Colectomia/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
AIM: To determine the relationship between pre-operative hypoalbuminemia and the development of complications following rectal cancer surgery, as well as postoperative bowel function and hospital stay. METHODS: The medical records of 244 patients undergoing elective oncological resection for rectal adenocarcinoma at Siriraj Hospital during 2003 and 2006 were reviewed. The patients had pre-operative serum albumin assessment. Albumin less than 35 g/L was recognized as hypoalbuminemia. Postoperative outcomes, including mortality, complications, time to first bowel movement, time to first defecation, time to resumption of normal diet and length of hospital stay, were analyzed. RESULTS: The patients were 139 males (57%) and 105 females (43%) with mean age of 62 years. Fifty-six patients (23%) had hypoalbuminemia. Hypoalbuminemic patients had a significantly larger tumor size and lower body mass index compared with non-hypoalbuminemic patients (5.5 vs 4.3 cm; P < 0.001 and 21.9 vs 23.2 kg/m(2); P = 0.02, respectively). Thirty day postoperative mortality was 1.2%. Overall complication rate was 25%. Hypoalbuminemic patients had a significantly higher rate of postoperative complications (37.5% vs 21.3%; P = 0.014). In univariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia and ASA status were two risk factors for postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia was the only significant risk factor (odds ratio 2.22, 95% CI 1.17-4.23; P < 0.015). Hospitalization in hypoalbuminemic patients was significantly longer than that in non-hypoalbuminemic patients (13 vs 10 d, P = 0.034), but the parameters of postoperative bowel function were not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications following rectal cancer surgery.
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Gastroenterologia/métodos , Hipoalbuminemia/complicações , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Neoplasias Retais/complicações , Neoplasias Retais/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Demografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Período Pós-Operatório , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate the outcomes of sphincter-saving operation for rectal cancer without protective stoma and pelvic drain and to determine factors influencing anastomotic leakage. METHODS: We investigated 170 patients undergoing elective sphincter-saving operation without protective stoma and pelvic drain during 2003-2006 in a single institution. Early postoperative outcomes were evaluated. 17 independent patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related variables were analyzed by a multivariate model to determine their association with anastomotic leakage. RESULTS: The patients' median age was 64 years. Median tumor height was 8 cm (range 3-15) from the anal verge. Overall 30-day mortality rate was 1.2%. Postoperative complications were diagnosed in 38 patients (22%) including 14 cases of anastomotic leakage (8.2%), of which 10 cases (71%) required surgical intervention. Tumor height within 5 cm from the anal verge was the only independent factor for leakage (OR 4.04; 95% CI 1.25-13.08). CONCLUSION: A sphincter-saving operation without a protective stoma and pelvic drain can be performed safely in the vast majority of rectal cancer patients. Tumor height within 5 cm from the anal verge is an independent risk factor for anastomotic leakage. Thus, the routine use of a protective stoma and pelvic drainage might be unnecessary.
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Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Canal Anal , Neoplasias Retais/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anastomose Cirúrgica/efeitos adversos , Anastomose Cirúrgica/métodos , Contraindicações , Drenagem , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Estomas Cirúrgicos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy and the tolerability of preoperative chemoradiation with high dose Capecitabine. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Fifteen patients with locally advanced resectable rectal cancer were treated with Capecitabine 2,000 mg/m2/day, orally 7 days/week concurrent with whole pelvic irradiation 45 Gy in 25 fractions/5 weeks. Patients underwent surgery in the following 4-6 weeks. RESULTS: After complete treatment, 11 patients (73%) underwent surgery. Ten patients (66%) had sphincter preservative surgery; three of them had primary tumors located in the lower rectum. Five patients had grade 2 and one patient had grade 3 diarrhea. No grade 4 toxicity was reported. CONCLUSION: Preoperative Capecitabine 2,000 mg/m2/day concurrent with whole pelvic irradiation were effective and well tolerated The potential dose limiting toxicity effect was the diarrhea.
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Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorretais/radioterapia , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Fluoruracila/análogos & derivados , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Adulto , Idoso , Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Capecitabina , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Neoplasias Colorretais/fisiopatologia , Desoxicitidina/administração & dosagem , Desoxicitidina/efeitos adversos , Desoxicitidina/uso terapêutico , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Fluoruracila/administração & dosagem , Fluoruracila/efeitos adversos , Fluoruracila/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Leucovorina/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complexo Vitamínico B/uso terapêutico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Phase I multicenter study defined the maximal tolerated dose (MTD), dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) and safety profile of capecitabine in combination with preoperative radiation for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). MATERIAL AND METHOD: Patients were treated with oral capecitabine (700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100 and 1200 mg/m2 twice daily continuously) plus preoperative whole pelvic irradiation (45-46 Gy in 23-25 fractions over 5-6 weeks). Surgery was performed at the median of 42 days after chemoradiation treatment. RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients were in this trial. Eighteen patients (3 per dose level) had received capecitabine from 700 mg/m2 twice daily to the highest dose level of 1200 mg/m2 twice daily. There were no grade 3/4 DLTs during dose escalation, a further nine patients were included at the highest capecitabine dose. Two of the twelve patients (16%) receiving capecitabine 1200 mg/m2 twice daily developed grade 3 diarrhea and discontinued treatment. There were no other grade 3/4 adverse events. After capecitabine chemoradiation, 24 of 27 patients (89%) received definite surgery. Primary and lymph node down staging occurred in ten patients (42%). Sphincter-sparing surgery was performed in seven patients (26%) and abdominal-perineal resection was performed in 17 patients (63%). CONCLUSION: Preoperative capecitabine chemoradiation based on continuous daily capecitabine is very well tolerated in patients with LARC. The authors did not reach the MTD in the present study.
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Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Fluoruracila/análogos & derivados , Neoplasias Retais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Retais/radioterapia , Adulto , Idoso , Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Capecitabina , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Desoxicitidina/administração & dosagem , Desoxicitidina/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Fluoruracila/administração & dosagem , Fluoruracila/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Radioterapia Adjuvante , Neoplasias Retais/cirurgia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple's operation) represents a considerable surgical challenge. The operative mortality rate after Whipple's operation is still less than 5%. Recent studies show pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) anastomosis is the "Achilles heel" of the procedure. The authors present the results of Whipple's operation without mortality which were performed in the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHOD: From January 1991 to December 2003, thirty-seven consecutive patients who underwent Whipple's operation were enrolled in the present study. The ages ranged from 33 to 79 years (mean 57.13). There were 19 male and 18 female patients. Twenty-nine of them underwent a pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenctomy (PPPD). Construction of the PJ anastomosis was mostly performed by a dunking technique, that is, the invagination of the pancreatic resected end into the jejunum. RESULTS: There was no postoperative mortality from anastomotic leakage. Surgical wound infections occurred in 7 patients, gastric atony in 2 patients, and PJ anastomosis leakage which created a fistula in 1 patient. All 37 patients were discharged in an improved condition following surgery. The median follow-up was 2 years (range: 4 month-11 years). Eighteen patients died from liver failure. Until now 19 patients are doing well. CONCLUSION: The authors demonstrated that the dunking technique used for PJ anastomosis in Whipple's operation provided a good result without any mortality rate.
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Anastomose Cirúrgica/métodos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/cirurgia , Pancreaticoduodenectomia/métodos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Hospitais Universitários , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pancreaticoduodenectomia/mortalidade , Cuidados Pós-Operatórios , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , TailândiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Results of the surgical management of 17 choledochal cysts in adults at the Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, are presented MATERIAL AND METHOD: All the patients who underwent diagnosis and were surgically managed during the period between October 1990 and January 1999 were analyzed retrospectively. Cysts were classified anatomically according to the descriptions of Todani et al. The authors assessed the clinical features, operative procedure and outcome of the patients. RESULTS: There were 15 females and 2 males, with ages ranging from 16-45 years. Only 2 patients (11.8%) had the clinical triad: jaundice, abdominal pain and mass. Clinical pancreatitis was presented in 3 patients (17.6%). There were 10 type 1 (58.8%), 6 type IVa (35.3%) and one type V (5.9%) according to Todanis classification. Cholangiocarcinoma was found in one patient (5.9%). Extrahepatic cyst excision with a Roux-en-Y hepatico-jejunostomy was performed on 16 patients with type I or IVa cysts (94.1%). There were no surgical deaths or complications. Ten survivors are well. The authors lost contact with 6 patients during follow-up (35.2%). The median follow up was 3.2 years. The patient with cholangiocarcinoma died 2 years after treatment. CONCLUSION: This experience recommends total extra-hepatic cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy as the treatment of choice for adult choledochal cyst type I and IV to eliminate the risk of recurrent cholangitis and malignancy.
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Cisto do Colédoco/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Anastomose em-Y de Roux , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine clinical outcomes of local excision for early rectal cancer from a University Hospital in Thailand. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 22 consecutive patients undergoing local excision for early rectal cancer (clinical and radiological T1/T2) from 2005-2010 at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Data were collected from patients' medical records, including demographic and clinical characteristics, pathological report and surgical outcomes. RESULTS: This study included 10 males and 12 females, with average age of 68 years. Nineteen patients (86%) underwent transanal excision and the others had trans-sacral excision. Median operative time was 45 minutes. Postoperative complications occurred in 2 patients (9%); 1 fecal fistula and 1 wound infection following trans-sacral excision. There was no 30-day postoperative mortality. Median hospital stay was 5 days. Pathological reports revealed T1 lesion in 12 cases (55%), T2 lesion in 8 cases (36%) and T3 lesion in 2 cases (9%). Eight patients received additional treatment; one re-do transanal excision, two proctectomies, and five adjuvant chemoradiation. During the median follow-up period of 25 months, local recurrence was detected in 4 patients (18%); two cases of T2 lesions with close or positive margins, and two cases of T3 lesions. Three patients with local recurrence underwent salvage abdominoperineal resection. No local recurrence was found in T1/T2 lesions with free surgical margins. CONCLUSIONS: Local excision is a feasible and acceptable alternative to radical resection only in early rectal cancer with free resection margins and favorable histopathology.
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Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório , Hospitais Universitários , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Neoplasias Retais/cirurgia , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Quimiorradioterapia Adjuvante/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos de Coortes , Intervenção Médica Precoce , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Reoperação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tailândia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
A 59-year-old man with metastatic an esophageal tumor from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) presented with progressive dysphagia. He had undergone liver transplantation for HCC three and a half years prevously. At presentation, his radiological and endoscopic examinations suggested a submucosal tumor in the lower esophagus, causing a luminal stricture. We performed complete resection of the esophageal metastases and esophagogastrostomy reconstruction using the da Vinci robotic system. Recovery was uneventful and he was been doing well 2 mo after surgery. α-fetoprotein level decreased from 510 ng/mL to 30 ng/mL postoperatively. During the follow-up period, he developed a recurrent esophageal stricture at the anastomosis site and this was successfully treated by endoscopic esophageal dilatation.
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PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between preoperative serum albumin and postoperative bowel function as well as surgical outcomes in right-sided colon cancer patients. METHODS: This retrospective study in a university hospital included 84 patients who underwent elective right hemicolectomy for adenocarcinoma of the right-sided colon between January 2004 and December 2005. The patients had a preoperative serum albumin assessment. Serum albumin less than 3.5 g/dL was regarded as hypoalbuminemia. Postoperative outcomes were classified into mortality, morbidity (infectious and noninfectious complications), time to first bowel movement, time to resume normal diet, and hospital stay. RESULTS: Forty males (48%) and forty-four females (52%) with a mean age of 64 (range, 27-89) years were included. Forty-eight patients (57%) had hypoalbuminemia. No 30-day postoperative mortality occurred. All 14 postoperative complications occurred in hypoalbuminemic cases. Therefore, 29% of the hypoalbuminemics had complications whereas none occurred in nonhypoalbuminemics (p=0.001). In univariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia and postoperative complications were the risk factors for delayed postoperative recovery of bowel function and prolonged length of hospital stay. In multivariate analysis, hypoalbuminemia was the significant risk factor for postoperative complications (p<0.001) and delayed time to first bowel movement (p=0.018) whereas postoperative complications were the significant risk factor for delayed time to resume normal diet (p<0.001) and prolonged hospital stay (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Hypoalbuminemia is a potential predictor of delayed recovery of bowel function postoperatively and significantly associated with postoperative complications in right-sided colon cancer patients undergone right hemicolectomy.
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Neoplasias do Colo/sangue , Neoplasias do Colo/cirurgia , Hipoalbuminemia/complicações , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Albumina Sérica/análise , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias do Colo/mortalidade , Feminino , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estado Nutricional , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term outcomes of emergency Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty for acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent emergency Lichtenstein hernioplasty for acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia between September 2002 and January 2006 in a major city hospital in Thailand. We analyzed the early postoperative complications and surgical outcomes. RESULTS: All 24 patients were men, with a mean age of 53.8 +/- 19.2 years (range 19-77). There was no perioperative mortality and only two postoperative complications (8.3%): a subcutaneous fluid collection, which resolved spontaneously within 2 weeks; and a superficial surgical site infection, which was treated successfully by intravenous antibiotics. The hospital stay was 3.8 +/- 2.1 days (range 2-12). All patients attended regular follow-up visits (mean 20.2 +/- 10.7 months, range 3-43). Clinical recurrence was found in one patient (4.2%), 7 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Lichtenstein hernioplasty can be used effectively as an emergency operation for incarcerated inguinal hernia with a good outcome and an acceptably low rate of postoperative complications.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório/métodos , Hérnia Inguinal/cirurgia , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Idoso , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polipropilenos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Telas Cirúrgicas , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate efficacy and safety of WF10 (TCDO iv solution) therapy in patients with late hemorrhagic radiation cystitis and proctitis in a long-term follow up. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From February 1999 to July 2001, 30 symptomatic patients with endoscopically confirmed grade 2 and 3 late hemorrhagic cystitis (n = 16) and proctitis (n = 14) were treated with WF10. The dose was 0.5 ml/kg BW, diluted in 250 ml 5%D/W, administered by intravenous infusion over 2 h, 5 consecutive days, every 3 weeks for 2-4 cycles, combined with standard therapy. The patients were clinically followed up every 3 weeks for 3 months, then every 3 months for 1 year and then every 3-6 months. The study endpoints were immediate response with improvement to Grade 0-1 within 3 months and the incidence of recurrence to Grade > or =2 during the follow up time. RESULTS: After completion of the WF10 therapy, 14 cystitis patients (88%) had improved to grade 0-1 hematuria, and 14 proctitis patients (100%) had improved in bleeding per rectum to grade 0-1 within 3 months. The median follow up time was 51 months. During the follow up period, among the responders, 4 cystitis patients (28%) had recurrent hematuria of grade 2 and two proctitis patients (14%) had recurrent bleeding per rectum of grade 2 and 3. No treatment toxicity was observed. CONCLUSION: The WF10 therapy combined with conventional treatment is simple and safe with long-term efficacy in the treatment of late hemorrhagic radiation cystitis and proctitis.