A STUDY OF ACUTE EMERGENCIES IN COLORECTAL CARCINOMA IN SOUTHERN ODISHA

Dr Sanjib Kumar Meher; Dr Ramani Ranjan Mund; Dr Kiran Kumar Kar

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

A STUDY OF ACUTE EMERGENCIES IN COLORECTAL CARCINOMA IN SOUTHERN ODISHA

Dr Sanjib Kumar Meher, Dr Ramani Ranjan Mund, Dr Kiran Kumar Kar

Abstract :

Background:

Colorectal carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Understanding of the pathophysiology and improvement of surgical techniques have led to significant improvement in the management of colorectal cancers and reduction of associated morbidity.

Aims and objectives:

To know the effects of clinicopathological and treatment modalities in the acute emergency condition due to colorectal carcinoma.

Materials and methods:

Patients admitted with acute emergencies due to colorectal carcinoma to this hospital were taken up for the study.49 cases were studied from june 2015 to may 2017.Out of 49 patients 16 cases presented with acute emergencies. The data were analysed.

Results and conclusion:

16(32.6%) cases were presenting as acute emergency.9 cases were male and 7 cases were female. Most of the cases presented with featutes of obstruction and bleeding per rectum. Most of the cases present in advanced stage due to lack of awareness and effective screening programs.