Results of emergency Hartmann's operation for obstructive or perforated left-sided colorectal cancer

Results of emergency Hartmann's operation for obstructive or perforated left-sided colorectal cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Up to 15% of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients present with obstructive or perforated tumours, and require emergency surgery. The Hartmann's procedure (HP) provides the opportunity to achieve a potentially curative (R0) resection...

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Main Authors: Bucher Pascal, Andres Axel, Gervaz Pascal, Charbonnet Pierre, Konrad Béatrice, Morel Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/90

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