Laparoscopic diverting colostomy in the therapeutic management of large bowel obstructions in neoplastic elderly patients

• DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-10-s1-a24
• Publication Date: 2010-05-19T18:20:17Z
• Authors: U Prati; R De Vinci; V Diaco; M G Fava; M Renne; L Roveda; G Vescio; D Voci
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Geriatrics; RC952-954.6; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Meeting abstract; 3. Good health

Background Laparoscopic approach in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer avoids major laparotomy; we would like to estimate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of laparoscopic elderly obstruction large bowel.