Multiorgan resections for advanced colorectal cancer.

Background: A retrospective review is presented of a single institution's experience with multivisceral resections for locally-advanced colorectal cancer.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight patients, who had undergone RO multiorgan resection, were identified from the database of a total of 1150 patients operated on for colorectal carcinoma in the years 1995-2005 at a single center. There were twelve total pelvic exenterations and 16 patients had undergone en bloc primary tumor resection with adherent organs, such as the spleen, diaphragm, pancreas, stomach, kidney, etc.

Mesohepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis. Case report.

A 54-year-old woman was operated for obstructive ileus in 1996. Obstruction was caused by a tumor of the descending colon invading the abdominal wall. Urgent left colectomy with lymphadenectomy was performed.