Introduction: the incidence of anal cancer has increased in recent years, making screening and early detection of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) a necessity in patients at risk.
Methods: a descriptive observational study of homosexual patients (MSM) or women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III, with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, included in an AIN detection screening program was carried out between March 2016 and September 2019.
Results: we have performed 695 anal smears, 156 with results of LSIL (low-grade lesion) or HSIL (high-grade lesion) (22.
Rectal adenocarcinoma usually metastasizes to the liver and lungs and when it has bone spread, it more frequently involves the vertebrae and pelvis. Thus, aberrant metastasis from a rectal adenocarcinoma to upper extremities with preservation of intra-abdominal organs is very uncommon. We present the case of an 80-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the rectum T4N1M1 with non-axial single bone metastases and with preservation of visceral organs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We distributed a survey in order to determine the current indications for the use of colonic stents to treat colonic obstruction in Spain and its compliance with international guidelines.
Methods: Descriptive study of a survey distributed by the Spanish Association of Surgeons (Asociación Española de Cirujanos), the Catalan Society of Surgery (Societat Catalana de Cirurgia) and the Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (Sociedad Española de Endoscopia Digestiva).
Results: 340 valid responses were received: 25% from gastrointestinal specialists, and 75% from general surgeons.