Resection of the primary site is performed in order to manage symptoms, such as obstruction, perforation, and bleeding, but the use of bowel resection in relatively asymptomatic patients with ...

The first is the increasing evidence that colon resection in this clinical setting carries a 10% 30-day mortality rate, significantly higher than colon resection in the nonmetastatic setting. 11,19–21 ...

We aimed to compare overall survival of patients with colon cancer and liver metastases who underwent primary tumor resection with/without resection of liver metastases. Methods: This retrospective ...

Among 393 patients with stage IV colon cancer and unresectable metastases enrolled in the SYNCHRONOUS and CCRe-IV trials, 187 were randomly allocated to undergo primary tumor resection and 206 to ...

Study Summary. Patients with metastatic colon cancer at diagnosis can present with an intact primary tumor that is asymptomatic. It is unclear whether such patients should undergo resection of the ...

Primary tumor resection did not improve survival compared with systemic chemotherapy among patients with metastatic colon cancer, according to data from an observational cohort study.

The present study covered 65 patients with cancer of the colon, including the rectosigmoid, operated on by one of us (H. M. C.) and Dr. Thomas J. Anglem from January 1, 1943, to April 1, 1945.

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel resection can be done for many diseases that affect the colon, such as colorectal ...

The two main types of surgery are primary bowel resection and bowel resection with colostomy. In a primary bowel resection, the diseased portion of the intestine is removed and the healthy parts ...