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Emergencies Related to Primary Colon Cancer: Multidisciplinary Management of Colon Obstruction, Perforation and Bleeding Due to Colon Cancer in the Absence of Metastatic Disease

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Occlusion, perforation, and bleeding are a common presentation of colorectal cancer in the acute setting and are a challenging matter in terms of diagnosis, life-saving strategies, and oncological issues. The challenge is to combine the oncological skills and the acute care surgery expertise (in the urgent surgical theater).

The aim is to underline the clinical presentation, the diagnosis, and the treatment of colorectal cancer in emergency settings.

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Abbreviations

CRC:

Colorectal cancer

CT scan:

Computed tomography

DC:

Damage control

HP:

Hartmann procedure

LBO:

Large bowel obstruction

LCO:

Left colon obstruction

OLCC:

Obstructed left colon cancer

ORCC:

Obstructed right colon cancer

RC:

Right colectomy

RPA:

Resection and primary anastomosis

SEMS:

Self-expanding metallic stents

TD:

Tube decompression

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    Erika Picariello, Claudia Zaghi, Paola Fugazzola, Matteo Tomasoni, Enrico Cicuttin, Luca Ansaloni & Federico Coccolini

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Picariello, E. et al. (2019). Emergencies Related to Primary Colon Cancer: Multidisciplinary Management of Colon Obstruction, Perforation and Bleeding Due to Colon Cancer in the Absence of Metastatic Disease. In: de'Angelis, N., Di Saverio, S., Brunetti, F. (eds) Emergency Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06225-5_8

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