Publications by authors named "Anderson R Lazzaron"
Background: although preservation of bowel continuity is a major goal in rectal cancer surgery, a colorectal anastomosis may be considered an unacceptably high-risk procedure, particularly for patients with multiple comorbidities. We aimed to assess rates of surgical complications in rectal cancer patients according to the type of procedure they had undergone.
Materials And Methods: this cohort included all rectal cancer patients undergoing elective resection at a referral academic hospital over 16 years.
Background And Aim: There is no consensus whether a colonoscopy should be recommended for patients under 50 years of age who present with both anal bleeding and benign anal diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of colonoscopy to detect neoplastic lesions in this specific group of patients.
Methods: A prospective study analyzing the results of colonoscopies performed in patients younger than 50 years of age who reported a rectal bleeding and also had a diagnosis of benign anal disease at first clinical visit.
Evolving treatment strategies for colorectal cancer: a critical review of current therapeutic options.
World J Gastroenterol
January 2014
Management of rectal cancer has markedly evolved over the last two decades. New technologies of staging have allowed a more precise definition of tumor extension. Refinements in surgical concepts and techniques have resulted in higher rates of sphincter preservation and better functional outcome for patients with this malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Metastatic spread of a distant tumor to the rectum is extremely rare. To our knowledge, there have been no published reports of hematogenic metastasis from a renal cell carcinoma to the rectum.
Patients And Methods: A patient with a renal cell carcinoma was initially treated by a radical right nephrectomy.