Diseases of the colon and rectum
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The impact of splenectomy on outcome after resection for colorectal cancer: a multicenter, nested, paired cohort study.
This study was designed to determine whether incidental splenectomy for iatrogenic injury affects long-term cancer-specific survival in patients having resection of an adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid or rectum. ⋯ Patients with colorectal cancer who had splenectomy as a result of iatrogenic damage of the spleen while undergoing resection of the sigmoid or rectum for adenocarcinoma had a significantly worse prognosis.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Tumor pathology and long-term survival in emergency colorectal cancer.
Patients who have an emergency operation for colorectal cancer have poorer long-term survival outcomes compared with elective patients. This study was designed to define the role of tumor pathology as a basis for the differences in survival outcomes. ⋯ Advanced tumor pathology is a basis for poor long-term survival in emergency colorectal cancers.