Abstract:
:A case of acute colonic obstruction in an elderly patient is presented, with a brief discussion about peculiar aspects to pseudo-obstruction and particularly chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIP), in which it was classified by pathologists. Clinical and therapeutic implications of this classification are also discussed. In authors'opinion, interesting aspects of the reported case are represented by the acute presentation, without previous symptoms at medical history and above all by the evidence of a recto-sigmoid junction intraoperatively palpable mass, mimicking ring-like neoplastic disease. The preoperative and intraoperative features led surgeons to perform a total colectomy with ileo-rectal anastomosis and high ligation of mesenteric inferior artery, with complete regional lymphectomy according to oncologic standard, but at histological examination the mass revealed to be due to considerable muscular tissue thickening, therefore to a benign condition. These features probably suggest the need of a better clinical and pathological classification of this difficult and still controversial matter, in order to achieve better outcomes and to avoid misdiagnosis and overtreatment. KEY WORDS: Intestinal obstruction, Pseudo-obstruction, Total colectomy. :Viene presentato un caso di occlusione acuta del colon in un anziano, con una breve discussione sugli aspetti caratteristici della pseudo-ostruzione intestinale, soprattutto nella sua forma cronica idiopatica (CIIP), in cui il caso è stato inquadrato dai patologi, e sulle implicazioni cliniche e terapeutiche di questa classificazione. Secondo gli autori, rappresentano aspetti interessanti del caso clinico in esame: la presentazione acuta, in assenza di sintomi pregressi attribuibili alla CIIP, malattia cronica per definizione; ed, in particolare, l’evidenza pre ed intraoperatoria di una lesione palpabile occludente della giunzione sigmoido-rettale, che è in contraddizione con l’inquadramento nosologico del caso in esame nel capitolo delle pseudo-ostruzioni, che sono, per definizione, condizioni patologiche di natura funzionale. Simulante una neoplasia anulare stenosante, la tumefazione suddetta appare dovuta ad un rilevante ispessimento della tonaca muscolare propria del viscere all’esame istologico. Questi caratteri paiono rilevanti soprattutto perché hanno indotto i chirurghi ad eseguire una colectomia con intento oncologico radicale e quindi con linfadenectomia regionale completa, che, alla luce del risultato anatomo-patologico, si configura come un sovra-trattamento. Gli aspetti evidenziati sembrano tali da suggerire la necessità di un migliore inquadramento clinico-patologico di questo argomento per certi versi ancora controverso, al fine di ridurre la possibilità di diagnosi tardive od errate e migliorare i risultati terapeutici, evitando il sovratrattamento, in pazienti che hanno spesso un lungo vissuto di malattia e possono rivelarsi, pertanto, di gestione problematica.
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Ann Ital Chirjournal_title
Annali italiani di chirurgiaauthors
Formisano V,Cione G,Di Muria A,Di Carlo F,Capasso A,Russo S,Angrisani Lsubject
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2019-05-05 00:00:00eissn
0003-469Xissn
2239-253Xpii
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8pub_type
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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更新日期:2016-12-20 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2020-12-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-10-14 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-12-20 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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更新日期:2014-12-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annali italiani di chirurgia
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