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Surgery for the resolution of symptoms in malignant bowel obstruction in advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancer

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2016; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/14651858.cd002764.pub2

1465-1858

Sarah E Cousins, Emma Tempest, David Feuer,

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

This is an update of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2000. Intestinal obstruction commonly occurs in progressive advanced gynaecological and gastrointestinal cancers. Management of these patients is difficult due to the patients' deteriorating mobility and function (performance status), the lack of further chemotherapeutic options, and the high mortality and morbidity associated with palliative surgery. There are marked variations in clinical practice concerning surgery in these patients between different countries, gynaecological oncology units and general hospitals, as well as referral patterns from oncologists under whom these patients are often admitted.