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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 12/2021

Open Access 01-11-2021 | Enterostomy | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Nationwide Data on Ostomy Use in Elderly Patients After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Authors: Yu-Ting van Loon, MD, Laurents P. S. Stassen, MD, PhD, FEBS, David D. E. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FEBS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 12/2021

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Up to 35% of Dutch elderly patients still receive an ostomy after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery.1 The Dutch Total Mesorectal Excision trial showed a mortality rate of 57% in elderly patients, compared with 8% in younger patients once there is an anastomotic leakage.2 Eliminating this risk with its related morbidity and mortality could be important motives for both patients and surgeons to choose an ostomy in the elderly. Even though the impact of an ostomy on quality of life in the elderly after CRC surgery has been previously reported,1,3 little is known about its impact on their survival. …
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Verweij NM, Hamaker ME, Zimmerman DD, et al. The impact of an ostomy on older colorectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional survey. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017;32(1):89–94.CrossRef
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Metadata
Title
ASO Author Reflections: Nationwide Data on Ostomy Use in Elderly Patients After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Authors
Yu-Ting van Loon, MD
Laurents P. S. Stassen, MD, PhD, FEBS
David D. E. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, FEBS
Publication date
01-11-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10057-3

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