Pelvic Recurrence after Excision of Rectum for Carcinoma
Pelvic Recurrence after Excision of Rectum for Carcinoma
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直肠癌切除后盆腔复发
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.2.5348.13
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发表时间:
1963
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通讯作者:
H. Bussey
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作者:
B. Morson;E. Vaughan;H. Bussey
were not of a restorative nature. Moreover, all these operations were " radical " in the sense that in each case it was thought by the surgeon that the primary growth and all known metastases had been completely removed. Palliative Excisions.-These include those operations of the excision type in which the surgeon was of the opinion that growth had been left behind, mostly because of incomplete local excision or because of the presence of hepatic metastases. During 1928-52 there were 200 operation survivors in this group. Anterior Resection.-There were 217 survivors after anterior resection during the 10-year period 1948-57. Of these, 177 were " radical " and 40 " palliative " as defined above. In this group the operations were nearly always palliative because of the presence of hepatic metastases. The attempt to follow up all these patients has been successful in 98.5% of the cases. Approximately half the patients continued to attend the out-patient department at regular intervals and thus received experienced aftercare. The remainder, usually living at a considerable distance from London, were followed up by means of biannual questionary letters. When death occurred in the absence of recent examination at St. Mark's Hospital, the opinion of the local practitioner on the cause of death was requested. Obviously only a thorough post-mortem examination in each case could establish beyond doubt whether or not there was a recurrence, and this was possible in only a very few patient.s.