NCT04288284

Emergency Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer

Emergency Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer, Do it With Caution. A Comparative Case Series

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 215 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alexandria · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The feasibility and efficacy of emergency curative resection of complicated colorectal cancer is still controversial. This prospective study aim is to assess surgical and oncologic outcomes after emergency compared to elective curative resection of colorectal cancer

Detailed description

60 consecutive patients presented with complicated colorectal cancer managed by emergency surgery were included and compared to another 155 consecutive patients admitted during the same period with uncomplicated colorectal cancer managed by elective surgery. Both groups were compared regarding curative resection rate, early postoperative mortality and morbidity, 3-years tumor recurrence and survival rates.

Conditions

• Colorectal Cancer
• Oncologic Complications and Emergencies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Curative resection of colorectal cancer

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2020-02-01
• First posted: 2020-02-28
• Last updated: 2020-02-28