A Santoro, G Del Corpo, A Chiappini, F Mallozzi S. Maria, M Di Cicco, E Callegaro, F Costanzo, G B Levi Sandri, Collaborative Asl Fr Colorectal
Accreditation for colorectal (CR) cancer surgery has become a major issue in Italy. This study aimed to analyze the early results of a newly structured program for the treatment of CR cancer in a rural district hospital. Between 2017 and 2018, a total of 214 consecutive patients underwent a CR procedure for malignancy. There were 113 men and 101 women of a mean age of 74 years. Primary CR adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in 210 patients (98%). The incidence of stage I, II, III, and IV disease was 26%, 31%, 24%, and 19% respectively...
November 2019: Il Giornale di Chirurgia