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Oncology ostomized patients' perception regarding sexual relationship as an important dimension in quality of life

Abstract Introduction For ostomized oncological patients, the physical body alterations affects the quality of life, as the changes in the self-concept are factors that directly affect the sexual life. Objective To analyze the perceptions of ostomized men due to intestinal cancer regarding sexual relat...

Capítulo 9. Indicaciones quirúrgicas electivas
Chapter 9. Elective surgical indications

Laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery for metastatic colon cancer - how to improve treatment strategy

ABSTRACT Background: Colon cancer (CC) one of the most common oncological disease in World. Up to 30% patients in Russia have metastatic CC at first visiting to oncologist. The treatment results still controversial. Nowadays, minimally invasive laparoscopic precision technique allowed extending the indi...

Laparoscopic hemicolectomy for a patient with situs inversus totalis and colorectal cancer

ABSTRACT Situs inversus totalis is a congenital anatomic anomaly characterized by a complete inversion of thoracic and abdominal organs. We present a case of a 67 year-old patient diagnosed with situs inversus totals in his childhood who was referred for a two-month history of hematoquezia. Ascending col...

Prognostic factors affecting outcomes in multivisceral en bloc resection for colorectal cancer

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the clinical and pathological factors associated with perioperative morbidity, mortality and oncological outcomes after multivisceral en bloc resection in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: Between January 2009 and February 2014, 105 patients with primar...

Self-esteem and health-related quality of life in ostomized patients

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer. Method: cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinic...

Epidemiological aspects of endoscopic resections of colorectal polyps in patients at an endoscopy training center in the Santos region, Brasil

Introduction: Colorectal polyps are structures that project from the surface of the mucosal layer of the large intestine. They are classified as neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Early detection of pre-neoplastic lesions is important for preventing colorectal cancer. These can be resected so as to decrease t...

Câncer colorretal

Objetivos: O objetivo desse trabalho é apresentar um panorama geral, simples e acessível sobre o câncer colorretal (CCR), uma doença prevalente e letal abordando os principais aspectos dessa patologia e o caráter essencialmente cirúrgico do tratamento. Métodos: O estudo constitui-se de um artigo ...

A influência da escuta terapêutica sobre a ansiedade e os medos relacionados à cirurgia em pacientes no pré-operatório de cirurgia colorretal: um ensaio clínico aleatorizado

O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o efeito da escuta terapêutica na ansiedade pré-operatória e nos medos relacionados à cirurgia em pacientes hospitalizados para tratamento cirúrgico de câncer colorretal. Tratou-se de um ensaio clínico aleatorizado realizado em um hospital geral. Os participantes f...

Colorectal cancer: comparative analysis of clinical and pathological characteristics in patients aged above and below 45 years of age and impact on prognosis

Introduction: Colorectal cancer, in Portugal, presents as the second most common cancer and of cancer death cause. CRC is a disease of the elderly; however, there has been an increase of incidence in younger patients and doubts have emerged about its behavior, characteristics and prognosis in this group....