Improvements in surgery and the application of combined approaches to fight rectal cancer have succeeded in reducing the local recurrence (LR) rate and when there is LR it tends to appear later and less often in isola...Improvements in surgery and the application of combined approaches to fight rectal cancer have succeeded in reducing the local recurrence (LR) rate and when there is LR it tends to appear later and less often in isolation. Moreover, a subtle change in the distribution of LRs with respect to the pelvis has been observed. In general terms, prior to total mesorectal excision the most common LRs were central types (perianastomotic and anterior) while lateral and posterior forms (presa-cral) have become more common since the growth in the use of combined treatments. No differences have been reported in the current pattern of LRs as a function of the type of approach used, that is, neo-adjuvant therapies (short-term or long-course radiotherapy, orchemoradiotherapy versus extended lymphadenectomy, though there is a trend towards posterior or presacral LR in patients in the Western world and lateral LR in Asia. Nevertheless, both may arise from the same mechanism. Moreover, as well as the mode of treatment, the type of LR is related to the height of the initial tumor. Nowadays most LRs are related to the advanced nature of the disease. Involvement of the circumferential radial margin and spillage of residual tumor cells from lymphatic leakage in the pelvic side wall are two plausible mechanisms for the genesis of LR. The patterns of pelvic recurrence itself (pelvic subsites) also have important implications for prognosis and are related to the potential success of salvage curative approach. The re-operability for cure and prognosis are generally better for anastomotic and anterior types than for presacral and lateral recurrences. Overall survival after LR diagnosis is lower with radio or chemoradiotherapy plus optimal surgery approaches, compared to optimal surgery alone.展开更多
AIM:To study the prognosis(recurrence and mortality)of patients with ischemic colitis(IC).METHODS:This study was conducted in four Spanish hospitals,participants in the Ischemic Colitis in Spain study We analyzed pros...AIM:To study the prognosis(recurrence and mortality)of patients with ischemic colitis(IC).METHODS:This study was conducted in four Spanish hospitals,participants in the Ischemic Colitis in Spain study We analyzed prospectively 135 consecutive patients who met criteria for definitive or probable IC according to Brandt criteria,and follow up these patients during the next five years,retrospectively.Long-term results(recurrence and mortality)were evaluated retrospectively after a median interval of 62 mo(range54-75 mo).RESULTS:Estimated IC recurrence rates were 2.9%,5.1%,8.1%and 9.7%at years 1,2,3 and 5 years,respectively.Five-year survival was 69%(93 of 135)and 24%(10 of 42 patients)died for causes related to the IC.Among these 10 patients,8 died in their first episode at hospital(4 had gangrenous colitis and 4 fulminant colitis)and 2 due to recurrence.CONCLUSION:The five-year recurrence rate of IC was low.On the other hand,mortality during follow-up was high and was not associated with ischemic colitis.展开更多
基金Supported by CIBERehd, funded by the Carlos Ⅲ Health Institute
文摘Improvements in surgery and the application of combined approaches to fight rectal cancer have succeeded in reducing the local recurrence (LR) rate and when there is LR it tends to appear later and less often in isolation. Moreover, a subtle change in the distribution of LRs with respect to the pelvis has been observed. In general terms, prior to total mesorectal excision the most common LRs were central types (perianastomotic and anterior) while lateral and posterior forms (presa-cral) have become more common since the growth in the use of combined treatments. No differences have been reported in the current pattern of LRs as a function of the type of approach used, that is, neo-adjuvant therapies (short-term or long-course radiotherapy, orchemoradiotherapy versus extended lymphadenectomy, though there is a trend towards posterior or presacral LR in patients in the Western world and lateral LR in Asia. Nevertheless, both may arise from the same mechanism. Moreover, as well as the mode of treatment, the type of LR is related to the height of the initial tumor. Nowadays most LRs are related to the advanced nature of the disease. Involvement of the circumferential radial margin and spillage of residual tumor cells from lymphatic leakage in the pelvic side wall are two plausible mechanisms for the genesis of LR. The patterns of pelvic recurrence itself (pelvic subsites) also have important implications for prognosis and are related to the potential success of salvage curative approach. The re-operability for cure and prognosis are generally better for anastomotic and anterior types than for presacral and lateral recurrences. Overall survival after LR diagnosis is lower with radio or chemoradiotherapy plus optimal surgery approaches, compared to optimal surgery alone.
基金CIBERehd is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos Ⅲ
文摘AIM:To study the prognosis(recurrence and mortality)of patients with ischemic colitis(IC).METHODS:This study was conducted in four Spanish hospitals,participants in the Ischemic Colitis in Spain study We analyzed prospectively 135 consecutive patients who met criteria for definitive or probable IC according to Brandt criteria,and follow up these patients during the next five years,retrospectively.Long-term results(recurrence and mortality)were evaluated retrospectively after a median interval of 62 mo(range54-75 mo).RESULTS:Estimated IC recurrence rates were 2.9%,5.1%,8.1%and 9.7%at years 1,2,3 and 5 years,respectively.Five-year survival was 69%(93 of 135)and 24%(10 of 42 patients)died for causes related to the IC.Among these 10 patients,8 died in their first episode at hospital(4 had gangrenous colitis and 4 fulminant colitis)and 2 due to recurrence.CONCLUSION:The five-year recurrence rate of IC was low.On the other hand,mortality during follow-up was high and was not associated with ischemic colitis.
