Colon Flashcards
Failure of Abx therapy for acute diverticulitis after this period of time
72 hours
Colovesicular fistula operative management
Small fistulae are just pinched off, larger required 2 layered closure. Leave foley for 7 days. Cystogram prior to Foley removal.
Immunosuppressed considerations for acute diverticulitis
May need colectomy during initial hospitalization due to higher risk of complications without resection.
Necessary before ileostomy closure
Gastrograffin or hypaque enema.
Key operative step when operating on either cecal or sigmoid volvulus
Divide the mesentery before detorsing to prevent cytokines and bacteria from going systemically.
Older adults, most common cause of LGIB
- Diverticulosis 2. Angiodysplasia 3. Neoplasm 4. Inflammatory bowel disease. 5. Ischemic colitis Also consider hemorrhoids and fissure
Children and younger adults, most common cause of LGIB
- Inflammatory bowel disease. 2. Meckel’s 3. Polyps Also consider hemorrhoids and fissure
Rate of spontaneous cessation of LGIB
80%
REasons NOT to do an ileorectal anastomosis, but rather an end ileostomy.
- HD unstable 2. IBD of terminal ileum or rectum 3. Poor continence pre op 4. Malnutrition
Percent of patients with CRC presenting with synchronous liver lesions
(within 6 months of primary diagnosis) 15%
Percent of patient with CRC presenting with metachronous liver lesions
(greater than 6 months after primary diagnosis) 20%
timing of liver resection for CRC mets after admin of FOLFOX and avastin
6 weeks off avastin and 4 weeks from chemo
5 year survival after resection of single hepatic liver met for CRC
50%
Large bowel obstruction complaining of RLQ abdominal pain
impending rupture of cecum since this is most at risk for mural vessel collapse and ischemia due to largest diameter.
Work up for colon cancer
- CT chest, abdomen and pelvis with IV/PO contrast
- CEA
- Full colonoscopy
Ways to possibly evaluate rest of colon before resection in large bowel obstruction
- Barium enema
- CT enterography
- On table colonoscopy
- Palpation of colon intraop
- 6 month post op colonoscopy
Vessels needed to divide and resect for adequate LN harvest for splenic flexure colon CA resection
- Left branch of middle colic
- left colic
- IMV
(need 12 LNs)
Indications for adjuvant therapy in stage 2 colon cancer
- LVI
- Perineural invasion
- Lack of microsatellite instablity
Surveillance post resection for colon cancer
- CT chest/A/P - annual for 3 years
- Colonoscopy - at 3 years
- CEA - every 3 months for 3 years
- H&P - every 6 months for 5 years
Anastomotic leak rate after sigmoid colon resection
5%
End loop stoma for anastomotic leak after right colectomy (patient with severe sepsis)
If patient stable, can resect and re-do anastomosis
Algorithms for the following:
- right sided leak - stable patient
- right sided leak - unstable patient
- left sided leak - stable patient - small leak
- left sided leak - unstable patient - large leak
- resect anastomosis and redo
- resect anastomosis and to end-loop (end ileostomy and take the antimesenteric corner from the colon and mature it.
- primary repair, omental butress, loop ileostomy, endoscopy +/- clipping
- Staple distal end, bring up end colostomy
Infectious causes of large bowel obstruction
- yersinia
- Ascaris
- Taneia
- TB
Extent of extended right colectomy in patient with transverse colon mass
Ascending branch of left colic
INdications for colectomy in recurrent uncomplicated diverticulitis
- Recurrent attackes crescendoing
- Stricture
- Demanding job that makes uncomplicated attack unsafe or inconvenient.
(rate of complication for resection of uncomplicated disease < 5%)
differential for abdominal pain and bloody BM
If surgery and resection for ischemic colitis after aortic surgery, should primary anastomosis be attemptoed
No, risk of graft contamination if leaks.
Ulcerative coliits - severe colitis (Truelove and Witts)
- > 6 bloody BMs per day and one of following
- Temp > 37.5
- Pulse > 90
- Hb < 10.5
- ESR > 30
Complications of IPAA
- Frequent BMs and leaking
- Pouchitis
- Pouch failure
- Infertility
Differential for RLQ pain
- Appendicitis
- Crohn’s
- Infecitous coliits
- Typhlitis
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Ovarian torsion
- Ectopic
- UTI
- Nephrolithiasis
- Meckel’s diverticulitis
3 categories of disease behavior for Crohn’s
- Inflammatory
- Stricuring
- Fistulizing
work up if concerned for Crohn’s
- MR enterography
- EGD w biopsy
- Colonoscopy (after inflammation resolved) - sigmoidoscopy for biopsy if need tissue
Induction and maintenance for mild to moderate Crohns and maintenance for moderate to severe
Induction
- Budesonide - mild
- Prednisone - moderate
Maintenance
- 5-ASA or mesalamine
- Moderate to severe-Anti TNF antibodies or 6-MP or azathioprine
Indications for surgery in Crohns
Risk of additional surgery necessary in Crohn’s diasease at 10 years?
50%
Breakdown of intestinal NETs
- Small bowel 50%
- Rectum 20%
- Appendix 20%
Breakdown of appendiceal tumors
- ?
- NET 30%
- Adenocarcinoma 30% (50% of which are mucinous)
Indications for further work up if appendiceal NET found
- size > 2 cm
- high grade (ki 67 > 20 or mitoses > 20)
(modalities include chromogranin A, Dotatate scan, colonoscopy and possibly EGD)
Difference between appendiceal NET and appendiceal adenocarcinoma
Appendectomy alone sometime appropriate for NET, but adenocarcinoma of appendix always requires right hemicolectomy
Unknown mass < 2 cm involving base of appendix
Perform cecectomy and appendectomy with en bloc resection of mesoappendix.
Chemoradiation regimen for locally advanced rectal cancer
5000 cGy over 25 fractions (5 weeks M-F) w oral capcitibine or infusional 5-FU
When is surgery scheduled for proctectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation
8-12 weeks (but only after repeat endoscopy and MRI)
Pre op discussion points for proctectomy
- Possible need for stoma
- LAR syndrome (frequent stooling)
- Sexual and bladder dysfunction
Fascia anterior to rectum in males
Denonvilliers fascia
Fascia posterior to rectum
Waldeyer’s fascia (describe dividing the avascular plane between the parietal and visceral endopelvic fascia)
Desired margin for high rectal cancers
5 cm