From: Results of emergency Hartmann's operation for obstructive or perforated left-sided colorectal cancer
Parameter | |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 24 |
Female | 26 |
Age, median (range) | 75 (22–95) |
Tumour location | |
Colon | 35 |
Rectum | 15 |
Tumour stage | |
II | 13 |
III | 21 |
IV | 16 |
Adjuvant treatment | |
None | 31 |
Radiation therapy | 3 |
Chemotherapy | 16 |
Restoration of intestinal continuity | |
No | 39 |
Yes | 11 |
Cause of death (N = 29) | |
Cancer | 23 (local recurrence = 6) |
Postoperative | 4 |
Non cancer-related | 2 |