The pattern of colorectal cancer surgery in Lithuania in 2005: do results meet expectations?

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to expose the pattern of the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer in Lithuania in 2005.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 590 patients treated for colorectal cancer in the surgical departments of the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, the Institute of Oncology of Vilnius University, and Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos in 2005 was performed. Demographic data, preoperative evaluation, postoperative complications assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, the quality of pathological examination, and survival rates were analyzed.