Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer worldwide and a leading
cause of cancer death. Surgery represents the mainstay of treatment in early cases but often …

Objective: To provide a description of communication breakdowns and to identify
interventions to improve surgical decision making for elderly patients with serious illness …

BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage remains a major complication after surgery for
colorectal carcinoma, but its origin is still unknown. Our hypothesis was that early …

Background Surgical resection with restoration of bowel continuity is the cornerstone of
treatment for patients with colonic cancer. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for …

For the medical community, information on care processes and outcomes of their daily
clinical practice is often lacking. An important tool in gaining insight and improving health …

Some interesting shifts have taken place in the diagnostic approach for detection of
colorectal lesions over the past decade. This article accompanies the recent EURECCA …

The first multidisciplinary consensus conference on colon and rectal cancer was held in
December 2012, achieving a majority of consensus for diagnostic and treatment decisions …

Aim Colon cancer resection in a nonelective setting is associated with high rates of morbidity
and mortality. The aim of this retrospective study is to identify risk factors for overall mortality …

Older patients with colorectal cancer are faced with the dilemma of choosing between the
short-term risks of treatment and the long-term risks of insufficiently treated disease. In …

BACKGROUND: Although elderly patients constitute most of the patients undergoing
surgery for obstructed colon cancer, available data in the literature are very limited …