Introduction Since the 1960s, mortality in Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis patients had a significant decrease due to advances in medical and surgical therapy. An important proportion of these patients are submitted to surgical procedures during their disease course, with postoperative mortality between 4 and 10%. Methods 157 inflammatory bowel disease patients submitted to surgical therapy were retrospectively identified and allocated in 2 groups (Crohn's and colitis). Deaths were individually discriminated in detail. Results 281 surgical procedures were performed. In the colitis group, 43 operations were performed in 24 patients; in the abdominal Crohn's subgroup, 127 procedures in 90 patients and in the perineal Crohn's subgroup, 115 in 64 patients, respectively. Nine postoperative deaths were observed (3 in the colitis and 6 in the Crohn's groups). Overall postoperative mortality was 5.7% (4.5% for Crohn's; 6.6% in abdominal Crohn's and 12.5% for Colitis). Most of deaths were related to emergency procedures and previous use of corticosteroids. The cause of death in all patients was sepsis. Conclusions Overall postoperative mortality in inflammatory bowel disease was 5.7%, and it was attributed to the severity of the cases referred.
Introduction Ileocolic resection (ICR) is the most common surgical procedure performed for Crohn's disease (CD). Similarly, right-sided Colorectal cancer (CRC) is treated by the same operation. The primary aim of this study was to analyze and compare the frequency and profile of early postoperative complications of ICR between patients with CD and CRC. Methods Retrospective and observational study with patients submitted to ICR from two Brazilian tertiary referral units in colorectal surgery. We included patients with diagnosis of CD or CRC, treated with ICR, at any stage of follow-up. Variables analyzed: age at surgery, gender, diagnosis, surgical approach (open or laparoscopy), type of anastomosis (hand-sewn/stapled; end-to-end/side-to-side), presence and type of early postoperative complications (30 days) and mortality, among others. Results 109 patients were included, 73 with CD (67%) and 36 with CRC (33%). CD patients were younger (42.44 ± 12.73 years vs. 66.14 ± 11.02 years in the CRC groups, p < 0.0001) and had more previous resections (20 ± 27.4 in CD and 0 in CCR, p = 0.001). There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of overall early postoperative complications [17/73 (23.3%) in the CD and 5/36 (13.9%) in the CRC groups (p = 0.250)]. There was no significant difference between the groups in relation to anastomotic leakage (p = 0.185), surgical site infections (p = 0.883), other complications (0.829) and deaths (p = 0.069). Conclusions There was no significant difference in early postoperative complications in patients with CD or CRC submitted to ICR.
In spite of recent advances regarding equipment and surgical techniques in colorectal surgery, rates of anastomotic dehiscence (AD) have remained stable throughout the years. The development of products to protect anastomosis aiming the reduction of AD rates has shown to be promising. Human fibrinogen and thrombin patch (HFTP Tachosil®) have been used in experimental studies in animals and small case series in humans, with promising results. In this study, the authors describe the technique of HFTP use in details, aiming the protection of colorectal anastomosis, and retrospectively demonstrate the preliminary results in a pilot case series. HFTP was used in 4 patients submitted to conventional surgery. The procedures performed were: left colon resection, segmental colectomy (both for colorectal cancer), enteral anastomosis for fistula closure and right ileocolectomy. Anastomotic healing and absence of complications were observed in 3 patients, and the patient submitted to right ileocolectomy developed AD and died after reoperation. The use of HFTP is safe and can be indicated in selected cases. However, AD can occur even after the use of this strategy. Randomized controlled trials with larger samples of patients are needed in order to properly define the real benefits of this strategy in dehiscence prevention
- [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]. The band was withdrawn in 13 patients (68.42%), including seven by erosion, four for unsatisfactory weight loss and two for gastroesophageal reflux. The gastric bypass was conducted in ten patients and Scopinaro operation in one. Two patients had not been reoperated till nowadays and four were lost in late follow-up. Conclusion:The gastric band is technically unsatisfactory in long-term evaluation, have high withdrawal rate due to migration or unsatisfactory weight loss. RESUMO -Racional -A banda gástrica ajustável por via laparoscópica é técnica segura,potencialmente reversível e alternativa eficaz ao by-pass gástrico em Y-de-Roux. Porém, ela tem taxa elevada de reoperação e perda de peso insatisfatória. ObjetivoApresentar uma série de casos com o uso da banda gástrica em seguimento de longo prazo analisando o índice de retirada, suas causas e as conversões cirúrgicas efetuadas. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo baseado na análise de 19 pacientes submetidos ao procedimento no período de novembro de 1999 a novembro de 2002, e revisados com seguimento clínico tardio até fevereiro de 2011. Os pacientes foram analisados nos seguintes aspectos: sexo, idade, peso pré-operatório, IMC pré-operatório, tempo de seguimento, motivos de retirada da banda gástrica, necessidade de conversão para outra modalidade cirúrgica e índice de falha do método cirúrgico. Resultados: Dezenove pacientes foram submetidos ao procedimento, sendo quatro mulheres e 15 homens. O IMC médio pré-operatório foi de 41,95 kg/m 2 (36-54). A banda foi retirada em 13 pacientes (68,42%), dos quais sete por erosão, quatro por perda de peso insatisfatório e dois por refluxo gastroesofágico. O bypass gástrico foi realizado em dez pacientes e operação de Scopinaro em um. Duas pacientes ainda não tinham sido reoperadas e quatro perderam o seguimento. Conclusão: A banda gástrica é técnica insatisfatória a longo prazo, com alto índice de retirada por migração ou por perda de peso insatisfatória.
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