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A case is described of familial polyposis of the colon, which combines almost every recorded manifestation of the syndrome of associated tumors; namely, carcinomatous changes in the polyps, osteomas of facial and other bones, periampullary carcinoma, transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder, adrenal adenoma, intra-abdominal fibrous tumors with bowel obstruction, and a remarkable tendency to contain and survive the malignancies.
Dis Colon Rectum 1983 Sep
PMID:Familial multiple polyposis coli with multiple associated tumors. 687 87

From 1968 to 1979, 18 patients underwent emergency abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. Indications for operation included massive colonic bleeding (11), obstructing carcinoma (5), toxic megacolon (1), and enterocolitis (1). Five patients died postoperatively (27.8 per cent). Causes of death included sepsis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and respiratory failure. All had peritonitis, and five had documented anastomotic leaks. Seven of the surviving patients had significant morbidity from the procedure which included anastomotic leak, small bowel obstruction, wound infection, sepsis, and pulmonary emboli. Only six patients survived without complications. Although others have written about the safety of emergency subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis, our experience suggests this procedure is associated with excessive morbidity and mortality.
Dis Colon Rectum
PMID:Emergency abdominal colectomy with primary anastomosis. 697 Jun 59

In the past two decades, several reports have documented inflammatory changes in acquired diverticula of the terminal ileum and their associated complications, namely, perforation, intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and fistulization. A comprehensive review revealed 28 cases of diverticulitis of the terminal ileum documented in the world medical literature. Only one case of internal fistula (ileovesical) has been reported previously. This report describes another patient with diverticulitis of the terminal ileum with associated perforation and jejunoileal fistula and reviews the world literature.
Dis Colon Rectum 1982 Oct
PMID:Diverticulitis of the terminal ileum: report of a case and review of the literature. 712 66

This article reviews a case of small-bowel polyposis associated with a primary jejunal adenocarcinoma in a patient who had previously undergone a subtotal colectomy for familial colonic polyposis. The patient was seen for a spontaneously resolving, subacute small-bowel obstruction secondary to metastatic mesenteric and serosal nodules. The jejunal malignancy was metastatic to the lungs in the form of lymphangitic spread, the patient subsequently dying after an open-lung biopsy in an attempt to establish a diagnosis. This particular combination of clinical features, especially the pulmonary findings, appears not to have been previously reported.
Dis Colon Rectum 1981 Sep
PMID:Polyposis and carcinoma of the small bowel and familial colonic polyposis. 727 88

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the small bowel is a rare entity previously reported as a cause of intestinal obstruction or bleeding. A case report of this disease entity presenting as an ileocolic fistula is reported. EMP is diagnosed by the following criteria: 1) absence of paraproteinemia; 2) absence of Bence Jones proteinuria; 3) normal skeletal survey; and 4) normal bone marrow biopsy specimen. Gastrointestinal plasmacytoma often occurs as a manifestation of multiple myeloma. EMP of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare manifestation of the disease, accounting for 13 per cent of all cases of EMP. It is a slow-spreading, radiosensitive tumor with a high tendency toward local recurrence. Surgical excision combined with radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for EMP of the gastrointestinal tract.
Dis Colon Rectum
PMID:Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the small intestine: first case report of ileocolic fistula and review of the literature. 731 32

Pseudo-obstruction of the colon is an acute abdominal problem that can occur from a variety of causes and multiple organ failures. It is characterized by massive colonic dilatation and a clinical picture suggestive of mechanical large-intestinal obstruction, without any organic obstruction. Decompression should be cautiously attempted with proctoscopy and, possibly, colonoscopy; if these fail, then surgical decompression, usually be a cecostomy, is indicated.
Dis Colon Rectum 1980 Mar
PMID:Pseudo-obstruction of the colon (Ogilvie's syndrome). 737 55

A retrospective review of all the 951 patients less than 40 years of age with colorectal cancer in Denmark 1943-67 is described. The annual incidence in Denmark of colorectal cancer in this age group is 1.4/100,000. These patients do not differ from other patients with colorectal cancer with regard to sex ratio, tumor localization, extent of tumor growth, histologic type, frequency of intestinal obstruction and perforation. Of these patients 53 per cent were subjected to radical operation. The five-year crude survival rate was 32 per cent for all patients and 65 per cent in cases of radical operation. The operative mortality was 9 per cent. The extent of tumor growth according to Dukes' classification and the presence of intestinal obstruction and/or perforation were the only factors found to influence the prognosis. The survival rates correspond to rate given in the literature in respect of colorectal cancer, regardless of age. It is concluded that colorectal cancer in young patients differs in no respect from the disease in older patients.
Dis Colon Rectum
PMID:Colorectal cancer in patients less than 40 years of age in Denmark, 1943-1967. 739 7

Volvulus of the cecum is very uncommon in children. Of 189 children operated upon from 1970-1977 for acute intestinal obstruction, in only six children, was cecal volvulus the cause. The etiology and treatment and factors affecting mortality are discussed.
Dis Colon Rectum 1980 Sep
PMID:Cecal volvulus in children. 741 80

Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are known to be associated with familial polyposis coli, but have not been previously described in association with carcinoma of the sigmoid colon. This is a case report of a patient with intra-abdominal desmoid tumor associated with carcinoma of the sigmoid colon which manifested as a small-bowel obstruction. This appears to be the first case of its kind reported.
Dis Colon Rectum 1980 Sep
PMID:Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor. 741 82

Pericecal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia and, though congenital in origin, may occur at any age, usually with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. The pathophysiology and character of these defects are described, and the management of this situation in an 80-year-old patient is reported. Prompt operative intervention to avoid the associated high mortality secondary to strangulation is urged. It is suggested that closure of these defects be performed if incidentally found at laparotomy.
Dis Colon Rectum
PMID:Small-bowel obstruction secondary to pericecal hernia. 747 2


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