Defining characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer requiring emergency surgery.

Alan AskariGeorge MalietzisSubramanian NachiappanAnthony AntoniouJohn JenkinsRobin KennedyOmar Faiz

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2015)

Emergency CRC surgery is associated with high mortality. Alternative screening strategies that improve detection of proximal colon cancers may reduce the number of patients undergoing emergency surgery for right-sided cancers.

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