The integrity of colonic anastomoses following the intraperitoneal administration of oxaliplatin.

Introduction: The purpose of this experimental study was to determine the effect of oxaliplatin on the integrity of colonic anastomoses which were under oxaliplatin administration.

Materials And Methods: Thirty rats were randomized to two groups. After resection of a 1-cm segment of the transverse colon, an end-to-end sutured anastomosis was performed.

Management of Boerhaave's syndrome: report of three cases.

From 2000 to 2005, three patients with Boerhaave's syndrome were successfully managed in our Department. Two of them received the appropriate treatment belatedly, with primary closure and bolstering tissue wrap. One of them required further intervention with a cervical esophagostomy and exclusion of the perforated esophagus.

Reliability of selective surveillance colonoscopy in the early diagnosis of colonic ischemia after successful ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of selective surveillance colonoscopy based on 6 specific perioperative risk factors in the early diagnosis of colonic ischemia (CI) after successful ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) repair.

Patients And Methods: From 1999 to 2005, 62 consecutive patients underwent rAAA repair. In 59 of them, routine aggressive surveillance colonoscopy was offered every 12 hours within the first 48 hours, and CI was graded consistently.