Table 2 Surgical observations, procedures types, and tumor characteristics
From: Factors associated with mortality risk for malignant colonic obstruction in elderly patients
Variables | Patient (n = 233) | % |
|---|---|---|
Intra-operative findings | ||
Peritonitis | 46 | 19.7 |
Perforations | 21 | 9.0 |
Location of obstruction | ||
Right-sided obstruction | 80 | 34.3 |
Cecum | 17 | 7.3 |
Ascending colon | 20 | 8.6 |
Hepatic flexure | 23 | 9.9 |
Transverse colon | 20 | 8.6 |
Left-sided obstruction | 153 | 65.7 |
Splenic flexure | 14 | 6.0 |
Descending colon | 23 | 9.9 |
Sigmoid colon | 72 | 30.9 |
Rectosigmoid | 23 | 9.9 |
Rectum | 19 | 8.2 |
Treatment of right-sided obstruction | ||
Resection + anastomosis | 67 | 83.8 |
Palliative stoma | 8 | 10.0 |
Bypass procedure | 5 | 6.2 |
Treatment of left-sided obstruction | ||
Surgery | 113 | 73.9 |
Resection + anastomosis | 49 | 43.4 |
Resection + stoma | 44 | 38.9 |
Stoma | 20 | 17.7 |
SEMS | 40 | 26.1 |
Dukes staging | ||
Dukes A and Dukes B | 49 | 21.1 |
Dukes C | 131 | 56.2 |
Dukes D | 53 | 22.7 |