tumour sites and resections

Question 1

site of cancer is Caecal, ascending or proximal transverse colon

what type of resection and what anastoamosis is formed

Answer 1

right hemicolectomy

ileo-colic

Question 2

site of cancer is distal transverese and descending colon

Answer 2

left hemicolectomy
colo-colon

Question 3

site of cancer is sigmoid

what type of resection is needed and what anastamosis is formed

Answer 3

high anterior resection
colo-rectal

Question 4

site of cancer is upper rectum

what type of resection is needed and what anastamosis is formed

Answer 4

anterior resection
TME

colo-rectal

Question 5

site of cancer is lower rectum

what type of resection is needed and what anastamosis is formed

Answer 5

anterior resection - low TME

colorectal with a potential for functioning stoma

Question 6

site of cancer is anal verge

what type of resection is needed and what anastamosis is formed

Answer 6

abdomino perioneal excsion

Question 7

In the emergency setting where the bowel has perforated the risk of an anastomosis is much greater, particularly when the anastomosis is colon-colon. In this situation, an end colostomy is often safer and can be reversed later. When resection of the sigmoid colon is performed and an end colostomy is fashioned the operation is referred to as a

Answer 7

hartmans