Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Shin Nakahira

Publications

• Case Report
  Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer with Retroperitoneal Abscess Treated with Initial Conservative Therapy: A Report of Three Cases with a Literature Review
  Author(s): Genta Sawada, Ken Nakata, Masaki Tsujie, Koji Amano, Jota Mikami, Tomoya Kishimoto, Shin Nakahira, Yoichi Makari, Junya Fujita and Hiroki OzatoGenta Sawada, Ken Nakata, Masaki Tsujie, Koji Amano, Jota Mikami, Tomoya Kishimoto, Shin Nakahira, Yoichi Makari, Junya Fujita and Hiroki Ozato
  
  Background: Colon cancer rarely invades the retroperitoneum and surrounding organs, such as the iliopsoas muscle, resulting in retroperitoneal abscesses. We present three cases of colon cancer with retroperitoneal abscesses (CRA, treated using different initial conservative therapies (ICTs, followed by laparoscopic surgery. We also reviewed 18 cases of CRA reported in Japanese literature from 2000 to 2016. Case presentation: In Case 1 and 2, patients underwent abscess drainage as ICT. In Case 3, the patient diagnosed with cecum cancer underwent initial treatment with separation surgery, which isolated the right side of the colon from the left side and created a mucus fistula of the right-side colon to prevent stool from running through the lesion. In all cases, ICT combined with antibiotic therapy improved the general condition of the patien.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000975

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