Javed Naeem Qureshi, Zahid Ali Qureshi, Abdul Sattar Memon.
Presentation and outcome of Surgical resection of Colorectal Carcinoma.
J Surg Pak Jan ;7(2):9-11.

This study is a review of 100 cases of colorectal carcinoma (Ca) who underwent therapeutic or palliative resection at Surgical Unit-I, Liaquat Medical College Hospital Jamshoro from January 1995 to December 1999. Most patients were 50 years of age. Male to female ratio was 1:8:1 Rectum had the highest number of cases i.e. 70% and descending colon had the lowest i.e. 2.4%. In rectum lower 3rd was involved in 75% of cases, upper third in 20016 and middle third in 10% of cases. Intestinal obstruction was encountered in left sided colon (sigmoid colon 70% descending colon 10%), followed by carcinoma caecum 10% and rectum 10%. Duke`s A were 15%, Duke`s B were 30%, Duke`s C were 55% and Duke`s D (liver metastasis) were 5%. Curative resection was our objective for Duke`s A and Duke`s B cancers depending upon the site, extent and fitness of the patients. Mean postoperative stay in the hospital was 10 days. Operative mortality was 2% in elective cases. Postoperative follow up for 2- years was 30%, with local recurrence of 10%.

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