ᅟObstruction and perforation due to colorectal cancer represent challenging matters in terms of diagnosis, life-saving strategies, obstruction resolution and oncologic challenge. The aims of the current paper are to update the previous WSES guidelines for the management of large bowel perforation and obstructive left colon carcinoma (OLCC) and to develop new guidelines on obstructive right colon carcinoma (ORCC).MethodsThe literature was extensively queried for focused publication until December 2017. Precise analysis and grading of the literature has been performed by a working group formed by a pool of experts: the statements and literature review were presented, discussed and voted at the Consensus Conference of the 4th Congress of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) held in Campinas in May 2017.ResultsCT scan is the best imaging technique to evaluate large bowel obstruction and perforation. For OLCC, self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS), when available, offers interesting advantages as compared to emergency surgery; however, the positioning of SEMS for surgically treatable causes carries some long-term oncologic disadvantages, which are still under analysis. In the context of emergency surgery, resection and primary anastomosis (RPA) is preferable to Hartmann’s procedure, whenever the characteristics of the patient and the surgeon are permissive. Right-sided loop colostomy is preferable in rectal cancer, when preoperative therapies are predicted.With regards to the treatment of ORCC, right colectomy represents the procedure of choice; alternatives, such as internal bypass and loop ileostomy, are of limited value.Clinical scenarios in the case of perforation might be dramatic, especially in case of free faecal peritonitis. The importance of an appropriate balance between life-saving surgical procedures and respect of oncologic caveats must be stressed. In selected cases, a damage control approach may be required.Medical treatments including appropriate fluid resuscitation, early antibiotic treatment and management of co-existing medical conditions according to international guidelines must be delivered to all patients at presentation.ConclusionsThe current guidelines offer an extensive overview of available evidence and a qualitative consensus regarding management of large bowel obstruction and perforation due to colorectal cancer.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the role of multidetector computed tomography in the preoperative
investigation of tumor invasion depth and lymph node and metastatic involvement
according to the TNM classification, in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.Materials and MethodsFifty-four patients with biopsy-confirmed gastric cancer underwent preoperative
staging with 64-channel multidetector computed tomography. Two independent
radiologists analyzed the images and classified the findings. Sensitivity,
specificity, accuracy and overall accuracy were calculated for each observer. The
interobserver agreement was also evaluated.ResultsThe accuracy in the classification of categories T ranged from 74% to 96% for
observer 1 and from 80% to 92% for observer 2. The overall accuracy was 70% for
both observers. The weighted kappa index was 0.75, consistent with a significant
interobserver agreement. The accuracy in the classification of lymph node
involvement (category N) ranged from 55% to 79% for observer 1 and from 73% to 82%
for observer 2. The evaluation of metastatic involvement showed an overall
accuracy of 89.6% for both observers.Conclusion64-channel multidetector computed tomography demonstrated clinically relevant
accuracy in the preoperative staging of gastric adenocarcinoma as regards invasion
depth (T category) and metastatic involvement (M category).
The involvement of the retroperitoneum by endometriosis occurs only sporadically. In
the present report, emphasis will be given to the magnetic resonance imaging findings
which raised the diagnostic suspicion of periureteral lesion in a patient undergoing
tamoxifen therapy, presenting with left upper quadrant pain and hydronephrosis.
Histopathological findings obtained by means of computed tomography-guided
percutaneous biopsy revealed the diagnosis of periureteral endometriosis.
NC-MRA is an accurate method for detecting stenosis in the CTR and SMA. Advances in knowledge: Data from this study suggest that MR angiography with balanced steady-state free-precession sequence is a viable non-contrast alternative for stenosis evaluation of these branches in patients for whom a contrast-enhanced examination is contraindicated.
In the appropriate clinical setting, certain aspects of extranodal abdominal
lymphoma, as revealed by current cross-sectional imaging techniques, should be
considered potentially diagnostic and can hasten the diagnosis. In addition,
diagnostic imaging in the context of biopsy-proven lymphoma can accurately stage
the disease for its appropriate treatment. The purpose of this article was to
illustrate the various imaging aspects of extranodal lymphoma in the
abdomen.
We present a case of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease with pancreatic and
extrapancreatic involvement, including the biliary and renal systems. Given the
importance of imaging methods for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease and its
differentiation from pancreatic adenocarcinoma, we emphasize important abdominal
computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings related to this
recently recognized systemic autoimmune disease.
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