ABSTRACT
Mesenteric lipomas are very rare. They are asymptomatic in most cases, but some patients can develop certain complications such as small bowel volvulus and acute small bowel obstruction. We report a 78-year-old patient with giant mesenteric lipoma complicated by jejunum volvulus and acute small bowel obstruction. The patient underwent laparotomy, en-bloc resection of small bowel, mesentery and lipoma followed by side-to-side anastomosis.
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Intestinal Obstruction , Intestinal Volvulus , Lipoma , Humans , Aged , Intestinal Volvulus/complications , Intestinal Volvulus/diagnosis , Intestinal Obstruction/diagnosis , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/surgery , Intestine, Small/surgery , Lipoma/complications , Lipoma/diagnosis , Lipoma/surgery , Mesentery/surgeryABSTRACT
Splenic metastases are a rare finding and usually associated with advanced cancer. At the same time, isolated splenic metastases are an exception. The authors report a 62-year-old woman with isolated splenic metastasis from colon carcinoma in 28 months after surgery. Splenectomy was successfully performed.
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Colonic Neoplasms , Neoplasms, Second Primary , Splenic Neoplasms , Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Colonic Neoplasms/pathology , Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Splenectomy , Splenic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Splenic Neoplasms/secondary , Splenic Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
AIM: To improve the outcomes in patients with colon cancer complicated by acute obstruction via development of combined and complex treatment strategies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We observed 442 patients with colon cancer complicated with acute obstruction. Original classification and diagnostic algorithm were applied. RESULTS: Time of preoperative opening-up, volume and type of surgery were defined using obtained data. Also we are able to perform delayed radical surgery after correction of metabolic disorders and comorbidities, to create the conditions for combined and complex methods of treatment, to decrease the incidence of postoperative complications and mortality rate. CONCLUSION: Three-stage surgery with shortened time between interventions decreases the incidence of anastomosis failure, allows to refuse Hartmann's procedure and to avoid severe reconstructive surgical stage without prolongation of rehabilitation period.