Primary site resection is superior for incurable metastatic colorectal cancer

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2010; 16(28): 3561-3566
Published online Jul 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i28.3561

Table 3 Postoperative complications

Postoperative morbidity	Primary resection	Palliative surgery
Wound infection	6	5
Prolonged ileus	4	1
Intraabdominal/pelvic infection	1	2
Urinary tract infection	3	0
Anastomotic leak	2	0
Pneumonia	0	1
Catheter infection	1	0
Gastric hemorrhage	1	0
Liver failure	0	1
Perforation of cancer	0	1
Bleeding from cancer	0	1
Operational death	0	1
Total	18	13
Hospitalization (d) (P = 0.05)	22.7 ± 12.9	18.1 ± 7.9

Citation: Tanoue Y, Tanaka N, Nomura Y. Primary site resection is superior for incurable metastatic colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(28): 3561-3566
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i28/3561.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i28.3561

Tanoue Y, Tanaka N, Nomura Y. Primary site resection is superior for incurable metastatic colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(28): 3561-3566 [PMID: 20653065 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i28.3561]

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