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Lossius W, Stornes T, Bernstein TE, Wibe A. Implementation of transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) for rectal neoplasms: results from a single centre. Tech Coloproctol 2021; 26:175-180. [PMID: 34905132 PMCID: PMC8857095 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-021-02556-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Local excisions are important in a tailored approach to treatment of rectal neoplasms. In cases of low risk T1 local excision facilitates rectal-preserving treatment. Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is the most recent alternative developed for local excision. In this study we evaluate the results after implementing TAMIS as the routine procedure for local excision of rectal neoplasms. Methods All patients who underwent TAMIS from January 2016 to January 2020 at St. Olav’s University Hospital were included, and clinical, pathological and oncological data were prospectively registered. The primary endpoint was local recurrence, and the secondary endpoint was complications. Results There were 76 patients (42 men, mean age was 69 years [range 26–88 years]), The mean tumour level was 82 mm (range 20–140 mm) from the anal verge measured on rigid proctoscopy, and mean tumour size was 32 mm (range 8–73 mm). Three patients experienced complications needing intervention (Clavien–Dindo > 3A). Seventeen patients had rectal adenocarcinoma, 9 of whom underwent R0 completion total mesorectal excision (cTME). Fifty-five patients had an adenoma, 3 of whom developed recurrence (5.4%) within 12 months. All recurrences were treated successfully with a new TAMIS procedure. In addition, TAMIS was used in treatment of 2 patients with a neuroendocrine tumour, 1 patient with a haemangioma and 1 patient with a solitary rectal ulcer. Conclusions TAMIS surgery is associated with a low risk of complications and a low recurrence rate in rectal neoplasms. In cases of adenocarcinoma, R0 cTME surgery is feasible in the sub-group with high risk T1 and T2 tumours.
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- W Lossius
- Department of Surgery, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Johannessen HH, Mørkved S, Stordahl A, Wibe A, Falk RS. Evolution and risk factors of anal incontinence during the first 6 years after first delivery: a prospective cohort study. BJOG 2020; 127:1499-1506. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- HH Johannessen
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Østfold Hospital Trust Sarpsborg Norway
- Department of Health and Welfare Østfold University College Fredrikstad Norway
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Østfold Hospital Trust Sarpsborg Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
- Department of Surgery St. Olavs Hospital Trondheim University Hospital Trondheim Norway
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- Oslo Centre of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway
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Sandvik J, Hole T, Klöckner CA, Kulseng BE, Wibe A. Assessment of self-rated health 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe obesity. BJS Open 2019; 3:777-784. [PMID: 31832584 PMCID: PMC6887919 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Patients' perceptions of health change after bariatric surgery are complex. The aim of this study was to explore whether self‐rated health (SRH), a widely used tool in public health research, might be relevant as an outcome measure after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for severe obesity. Methods This was a single‐centre retrospective study of a local quality registry. SRH score was registered at baseline and 5 years after RYGB. SRH, one of the 36 items in the quality‐of‐life Short Form 36 (SF‐36®) questionnaire, is the answer to this single question: ‘In general, would you say your health is excellent (1), very good (2), good (3), fair (4) or poor (5)?’ Change in SRH was analysed in relation to change in weight, co‐morbidities and quality of life after 5 years. Results Of a total of 359 patients who underwent RYGB between September 2006 and February 2011, 233 (64·9 per cent) reported on SRH before and 5 years after surgery. Of these, 180 (77·3 per cent) were women, and the mean(s.d.) age was 40(9) years. Some 154 patients (66·1 per cent) reported an improvement in SRH, 60 (25·8 per cent) had no change, and SRH decreased in 19 patients (8·2 per cent). SRH in improvers was related to better scores in all SF‐36® domains, whereas SRH in non‐improvers was related to unchanged or worsened scores in all SF‐36® domains except physical function. Conclusion Two‐thirds of patients reported improved SRH 5 years after RYGB for severe obesity. In view of its simplicity, SRH may be an easy‐to‐use outcome measure in bariatric surgery.
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- J Sandvik
- Clinic of Medicine and Rehabilitation Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust Aalesund Norway.,Centre for Obesity, Department of Surgery St Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital Trondheim Norway.,Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Clinic of Medicine and Rehabilitation Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust Aalesund Norway.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Centre for Obesity, Department of Surgery St Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital Trondheim Norway.,Department of Psychology Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Centre for Obesity, Department of Surgery St Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital Trondheim Norway.,Obesity Research Group, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Surgery St Olav Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital Trondheim Norway.,Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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van Duinen AJ, Kamara MM, Hagander L, Ashley T, Koroma AP, Leather A, Elhassein M, Darj E, Salvesen Ø, Wibe A, Bolkan HA. Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. Br J Surg 2019; 106:e129-e137. [PMID: 30620069 PMCID: PMC6590228 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many countries lack sufficient medical doctors to provide safe and affordable surgical and emergency obstetric care. Task-sharing with associate clinicians (ACs) has been suggested to fill this gap. The aim of this study was to assess maternal and neonatal outcomes of caesarean sections performed by ACs and doctors. METHODS All nine hospitals in Sierra Leone where both ACs and doctors performed caesarean sections were included in this prospective observational multicentre non-inferiority study. Patients undergoing caesarean section were followed for 30 days. The primary outcome was maternal mortality, and secondary outcomes were perinatal events and maternal morbidity. RESULTS Between October 2016 and May 2017, 1282 patients were enrolled in the study. In total, 1161 patients (90·6 per cent) were followed up with a home visit at 30 days. Data for 1274 caesarean sections were analysed, 443 performed by ACs and 831 by doctors. Twin pregnancies were more frequently treated by ACs, whereas doctors performed a higher proportion of operations outside office hours. There was one maternal death in the AC group and 15 in the doctor group (crude odds ratio (OR) 0·12, 90 per cent confidence interval 0·01 to 0·67). There were fewer stillbirths in the AC group (OR 0·74, 0·56 to 0·98), but patients were readmitted twice as often (OR 2·17, 1·08 to 4·42). CONCLUSION Caesarean sections performed by ACs are not inferior to those undertaken by doctors. Task-sharing can be a safe strategy to improve access to emergency surgical care in areas where there is a shortage of doctors.
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- A. J. van Duinen
- Institute of Clinical and Molecular MedicineNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
- Department of Surgery, St Olav's HospitalTrondheim University HospitalTrondheimNorway
- CapaCare, Masanga HospitalTonkolili DistrictSierra Leone
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- Ministry of Health and SanitationFreetownSierra Leone
- College of Medicine and Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Sierra LeoneFreetownSierra Leone
- Port Loko Governmental HospitalPort LokoSierra Leone
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- Department of Clinical Sciences LundLund University, Skane University Hospital, WHO Collaborating Centre for Surgery and Public HealthLundSweden
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- CapaCare, Masanga HospitalTonkolili DistrictSierra Leone
- Ministry of Health and SanitationFreetownSierra Leone
- Kamakwie Wesleyan HospitalKamakwieSierra Leone
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- Ministry of Health and SanitationFreetownSierra Leone
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Christian Maternity HospitalUniversity Teaching Hospitals Complex, University of Sierra LeoneFreetownSierra Leone
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- King's Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- United Nations Population FundFreetownSierra Leone
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- Department of Public Health and General PracticeNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular MedicineNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular MedicineNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
- Department of Surgery, St Olav's HospitalTrondheim University HospitalTrondheimNorway
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- Institute of Clinical and Molecular MedicineNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
- Department of Surgery, St Olav's HospitalTrondheim University HospitalTrondheimNorway
- CapaCare, Masanga HospitalTonkolili DistrictSierra Leone
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Seternes A, Rekstad LC, Mo S, Klepstad P, Halvorsen DL, Dahl T, Björck M, Wibe A. Open Abdomen Treated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Indications, Management and Survival. World J Surg 2017; 41:152-161. [PMID: 27541031 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3694-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Open abdomen treatment (OAT) is a significant burden for patients and is associated with considerable mortality. The primary aim of this study was to report survival and cause of mortality after OAT. Secondary aims were to evaluate length of stay (LOS) in intensive care unit (ICU) and in hospital, time to abdominal closure and major complications. METHODS Retrospective review of prospectively registered patients undergoing OAT between October 2006 and June 2014 at Trondheim University Hospital, Norway. RESULTS The 118 patients with OAT had a median age of 63 (20-88) years. OAT indications were abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) (n = 53), prophylactic (n = 29), abdominal contamination/second look laparotomy (n = 22), necrotizing fasciitis (n = 7), hemorrhage packing (n = 4) and full-thickness wound dehiscence (n = 3). Eight percent were trauma patients. Vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAWC) with mesh-mediated traction (VAWCM) was used in 92 (78 %) patients, the remaining 26 (22 %) had VAWC only. Per-protocol primary fascial closure rate was 84 %. Median time to abdominal closure was 12 days (1-143). LOS in the ICU was 15 (1-89), and in hospital 29 (1-246) days. Eighty-one (68 %) patients survived the hospital stay. Renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) (OR 3.9, 95 % CI 1.37-11.11), ACS (OR 3.1, 95 % CI 1.19-8.29) and advanced age (OR 1.045, 95 % CI 1.004-1.088) were independent predictors of mortality in multivariate analysis. The nine patients with an entero-atmospheric fistula (EAF) survived. CONCLUSION Two-thirds of the patients treated with OAT survived. Renal failure with RRT, ACS and advanced age were predictors of mortality, whereas EAF was not associated with increased mortality.
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- A Seternes
- Departments of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway. .,Departments of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Høgskoleringen 1, 7491, Trondheim, Norway. .,Departments of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7006, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Departments of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway.,Departments of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7006, Trondheim, Norway
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- Departments of Urologic Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway.,Departments of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7006, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departments of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, 7006, Trondheim, Norway.,Departments of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Høgskoleringen 1, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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Bolkan HA, van Duinen A, Waalewijn B, Elhassein M, Kamara TB, Deen GF, Bundu I, Ystgaard B, von Schreeb J, Wibe A. Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. Br J Surg 2017; 104:1315-1326. [PMID: 28783227 PMCID: PMC5574034 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Surgical task‐sharing may be central to expanding the provision of surgical care in low‐resource settings. The aims of this paper were to describe the set‐up of a new surgical task‐sharing training programme for associate clinicians and junior doctors in Sierra Leone, assess its productivity and safety, and estimate its future role in contributing to surgical volume. Methods This prospective observational study from a consortium of 16 hospitals evaluated crude in‐hospital mortality over 5 years and productivity of operations performed during and after completion of a 3‐year surgical training programme. Results Some 48 trainees and nine graduated surgical assistant community health officers (SACHOs) participated in 27 216 supervised operations between January 2011 and July 2016. During training, trainees attended a median of 822 operations. SACHOs performed a median of 173 operations annually. Caesarean section, hernia repair and laparotomy were the most common procedures during and after training. Crude in‐hospital mortality rates after caesarean sections and laparotomies were 0·7 per cent (13 of 1915) and 4·3 per cent (7 of 164) respectively for operations performed by trainees, and 0·4 per cent (5 of 1169) and 8·0 per cent (11 of 137) for those carried out by SACHOs. Adjusted for patient sex, surgical procedure, urgency and hospital, mortality was lower for operations performed by trainees (OR 0·47, 95 per cent c.i. 0·32 to 0·71; P < 0·001) and SACHOs (OR 0·16, 0·07 to 0·41; P < 0·001) compared with those conducted by trainers and supervisors. Conclusion SACHOs rapidly and safely achieved substantial increases in surgical volume in Sierra Leone. Benchmark analysis
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- H A Bolkan
- Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Surgery, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,CapaCare, Trondheim, Norway and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Surgery, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,CapaCare, Trondheim, Norway and Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- CapaCare, Trondheim, Norway and Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- United Nations Population Fund, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Department of Medicine, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Department of Surgery, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.,CapaCare, Trondheim, Norway and Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Health System and Policy Research Group, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Surgery, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Guren M, Myklebust T, Lundqvist K, Wibe A, Glimelius B. Two countries − two treatment strategies for rectal cancer. Eur J Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(17)30240-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Johannessen HH, Wibe A, Stordahl A, Sandvik L, Mørkved S. Do pelvic floor muscle exercises reduce postpartum anal incontinence? A randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2016; 124:686-694. [PMID: 27272501 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) for postpartum anal incontinence (AI). DESIGN A parallel two-armed randomised controlled trial stratified on obstetrical anal sphincter injury with primary sphincter repair and hospital affinity. SETTING Ano-rectal specialist out-patient clinics at two hospitals in Norway. POPULATION One hundred and nine postpartum women with AI at baseline. METHODS The intervention group received 6 months of individual physiotherapy-led PFME and the control group written information on PFME. Changes in St. Mark's scores and predictors of post-intervention AI were assessed by independent samples t-tests and multiple linear regression analyses, respectively. The study was not blind. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was change in AI symptoms on the St. Mark's score from baseline to post-intervention. Secondary outcome measures were manometry measures of anal sphincter length and strength, endoanal ultrasound (EAUS) defect score and voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction. RESULTS There was a significant difference in the reduction of St. Mark's scores from baseline to post-intervention in favour of the PFME group (-2.1 versus -0.8 points, P = 0.040). No differences in secondary outcome measures were found between groups. Baseline St. Mark's, PFME group affinity and EAUS defect score predicted post-intervention St. Mark's score in the imputed intention-to-treat analyses. The analysis on un-imputed data showed that women performing weekly PFME improved their AI scores more than women in the control group did. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that individually adapted PFME reduces postpartum AI symptoms. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Performing regular pelvic floor muscle exercises may be an effective treatment for postpartum anal incontinence.
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- H H Johannessen
- Department of Physiotherapy, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Østfold Hospital Trust, Grålum, Norway
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- Centre of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Clinical Services, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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PURPOSE The primary aim of this study was to characterise complications, identify predictors of postoperative morbidity and mortality and to evaluate existing risk prediction models in elderly rectal cancer patients. METHODS An observational single-centre study of 330 consecutive patients >75 years treated in 1994-2006. Analyses were performed by age group: 75-79 years, 80-85 years and >85 years. RESULTS Total observed in-hospital morbidity was 48.7 %. In multivariate analysis, age (OR 1.04, 95 % CI 1.01-1.08, p = 0.04), ASA grade ≥ 3 (p = 0.01), acute presentation (OR 1.67, 95 % CI 1.2-13.2, p = 0.02) and major surgery (APR OR 3.72, 95 % CI 1.37-10.15, p = 0.01, LAR OR 2.98, 95 % CI 1.14-7.79, p = 0.03, Hartmann OR 5.46, 95 % CI 1.60-19.28, p = 0.02) were independent risk factors for postoperative morbidity. The 30-day mortality was 6.3, 6.4 and 14.3 % (p = 0.146) in the three age groups, and the 100-day mortality was 8.7, 10.1 and 22.2 % (p = 0.03), respectively. ASA group 3 (OR 6.21, 95 % CI 4.39-27.69, p = 0.017), ASA group 4 (OR 32.6, 95 % CI 5.12-207.75, p < 0.001) and acute presentation (OR 6.48, 95 % CI 1.62-25.99, p = 0.008) increased the risk of 100-day mortality. The Physiological and Operative Severity Score for enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) observed/estimated (O/E) ratio for morbidity was 1.05. For 30-day mortality, the colorectal POSSUM (Cr-POSSUM) O/E ratio was 0.74, Surgical Risk Scale 0.61 and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) mortality model 0.63, and for 100-day mortality, ratios were 1.12, 0.91 and 0.95, respectively. CONCLUSION In this series, age increased the risk of in-hospital morbidity and 100-day mortality. Cr-POSSUM, SRS and ACPGBI overestimated 30-day mortality but predicted 100-day mortality with a high degree of accuracy. POSSUM correctly predicted in-hospital morbidity.
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- T Stornes
- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, N-7006, Norway.
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, N-7006, Norway.,Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, N-7006, Norway.,Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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van den Broek C, van Gijn W, Bastiaannet E, Møller B, Johansson R, Elferink M, Wibe A, Påhlman L, Iversen L, Penninckx F, Valentini V, van de Velde C. Differences in pre-operative treatment for rectal cancer between Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40:1789-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate how age influences the selection to different treatment modalities for rectal cancer and how these differences in approach affect the short- and long-term outcomes. METHODS A single-center cohort of all 837 rectal cancer patients diagnosed between 1994 and 2006 was analyzed. Patients <75, 75-79, 80-84, and >85 years were compared. RESULTS Treatment for cure was judged possible for 80.8, 77.9, 74.6, and 65.3 % of the four age groups (p = 0.02), and radiochemotherapy was given to 22.9, 19.3, 10.2, and 2 % of the same groups (p = 0.001). Local resection was performed for 3.7, 14.7, 13.6, and 24.5 % (p < 0.001) and anterior resection for 66.6, 54.1, 56.8, and 49 % (p < 0.001). The 5-year rates of local recurrence were 5.3, 8.3, 12.8, and 22.3 % (p < 0.001), and overall survival was 70, 54, 45.9, and 29.8 % in the four groups treated with curative intent (p < 0.001). Relative survival was 76.4, 72.6, 72.9, and 72.3 % (ns). CONCLUSIONS Age caused treatment to be modified; there was less surgery for patients over 85 years, less radiochemotherapy over 80 years, and less major radical surgery over 75 years. This strategy resulted in more local recurrences among the elderly, although no certain effect on relative survival was observed.
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- T Stornes
- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, 7006, Norway,
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Johannessen HH, Mørkved S, Stordahl A, Sandvik L, Wibe A. Anal incontinence and Quality of Life in late pregnancy: a cross-sectional study. BJOG 2014; 121:978-87. [PMID: 24589074 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between different types of anal incontinence (AI) and Quality of Life (QoL) in late pregnancy. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Two maternity units in Norway 2009-2010. POPULATION Primiparae aged 18 or over. METHODS Participants answered questions about AI during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy on the St. Mark's score and impact of QoL in the Fecal Incontinence QoL score. Socioeconomic data were obtained from hospital records. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Self-reported AI and impact on QoL. RESULTS 1571 primiparae responded; 573 (37%) had experienced AI during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy. One third of the incontinent women reported reduced QoL in the domain 'Coping'. 'Women experiencing urgency alone reported markedly better QoL compared to any other AI symptoms. AI appeared to have the strongest impact on the domains 'Coping' and 'Embarrassment'. Depression was only associated with experiencing the combination of all three symptoms [odds ratio (OR) 13; 95%confidence interval (CI) 3.2-51]. Experiencing flatus alone weekly or more was associated with the highest impact on 'Embarrassment' (OR 20; 95%CI 6.4-61) compared with all other symptoms or combination of AI symptoms, except the combination of all three AI symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Between 3 and 10% of the primiparae in this material experienced AI to such a extent that it affected QoL. The greatest impact was seen in the QoL domain 'Coping'. These findings highlight the importance of an increased awareness of AI in late pregnancy among health professionals and the need to implement routine discussions about AI with expectant and new mothers.
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- H H Johannessen
- Department of Physiotherapy, Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway; Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Keller DS, Paspulati R, Kjellmo A, Rokseth KM, Bankwitz B, Wibe A, Delaney CP. MRI-defined height of rectal tumours. Br J Surg 2013; 101:127-32. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background
There is no standard for reporting rectal cancer distances from the distal resection margin in the literature. The objective was to demonstrate the importance of rectal cancer measurement from a standardized point.
Methods
Review of databases at two international institutions identified 50 patients with rectal adenocarcinoma within 15 cm of the anal verge (AV), who had preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and underwent surgery with curative intent. Expert radiologists reviewed the magnetic resonance images for anatomical distances from the anorectal ring (ARR) to the AV, from the ARR to the dentate line (DL), and from the DL to the AV. Anatomical measurements were compared with preoperative measurements to assess reporting inconsistencies.
Results
Fifty patients with rectal adenocarcinoma were included in the study. The mean(s.d.) anatomical distance was 1·66(0·61) cm from the ARR to the DL, 3·78(0·61) cm from the ARR to the AV (maximum 5·5 cm) and 2·11(0·10) cm from the DL to the AV. The mean radiological distance from the distal tumour was 2·90(1·60) (median 3·2, range 0–7·5) cm to the ARR, 4·36(3·20) (median 4·2, range −0·5 to 12·8) cm to the DL and 6·13(3·39) (median 6·0, range 0–14·1) cm to the AV. There was a significant difference in the distal tumour margin between measurements made by the expert radiologists and reported preoperative measurements (P < 0·001). Significant differences were also found between the expert radiologists' MRI and rigid proctoscopic measurements (P = 0·025).
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There was up to 5·5 cm variation, depending on which landmark was chosen for reporting the distal margin of rectal cancer. This has potential implications for surgical planning, interpreting radiological images and comparative studies.
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- D S Keller
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Radiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Statistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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van de Velde CJH, Boelens PG, Tanis PJ, Espin E, Mroczkowski P, Naredi P, Pahlman L, Ortiz H, Rutten HJ, Breugom AJ, Smith JJ, Wibe A, Wiggers T, Valentini V. Experts reviews of the multidisciplinary consensus conference colon and rectal cancer 2012: science, opinions and experiences from the experts of surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol 2013; 40:454-68. [PMID: 24268926 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The first multidisciplinary consensus conference on colon and rectal cancer was held in December 2012, achieving a majority of consensus for diagnostic and treatment decisions using the Delphi Method. This article will give a critical appraisal of the topics discussed during the meeting and in the consensus document by well-known leaders in surgery that were involved in this multidisciplinary consensus process. Scientific evidence, experience and opinions are collected to support multidisciplinary teams (MDT) with arguments for medical decision-making in diagnosis, staging and treatment strategies for patients with colon or rectal cancer. Surgery is the cornerstone of curative treatment for colon and rectal cancer. Standardizing treatment is an effective instrument to improve outcome of multidisciplinary cancer care for patients with colon and rectal cancer. In this article, a review of the following focuses; Perioperative care, age and colorectal surgery, obstructive colorectal cancer, stenting, surgical anatomical considerations, total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery and training, surgical considerations for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and local recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC), surgery in stage IV colorectal cancer, definitions of quality of surgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM), laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery, preoperative radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, and how about functional outcome after surgery?
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- C J H van de Velde
- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Valle de Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery/An-Institute for Quality Assurance in Operative Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Public University of Navarra, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, UK
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- Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Unviersita Cattolica S. Cuore, Radioterapia 1, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Wibe A, Law WL, Fazio V, Delaney CP. Tailored rectal cancer treatment--a time for implementing contemporary prognostic factors? Colorectal Dis 2013; 15:1333-42. [PMID: 23758978 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIM To report data supporting the development of tailored treatment strategies for rectal cancer. METHOD A comprehensive review of the literature on the impact of prognostic factors cur-rently not included in international guidelines in rectal cancer management. RESULTS There is considerable variation in treatment guidelines for rectal cancer worldwide, especially for Stage II and Stage III disease. Long-term side effects of chemoradiotherapy are not considered in any guideline. Detailed knowledge, and the prognostic impact, of the circumferential resection margin, tumour grade and venous invasion should be factored into the development of a treatment strategy. CONCLUSION Factors additional to the TNM system should improve decision making for contemporary rectal cancer treatment. Optimized radiological and pathological evaluations, and a focus on detailed clinical factors, should be the basis for treatment decisions. International guidelines should consider all known prognostic factors for long-term oncological and functional outcomes.
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- A Wibe
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Johannessen HH, Wibe A, Stordahl A, Sandvik L, Backe B, Mørkved S. Prevalence and predictors of anal incontinence during pregnancy and 1 year after delivery: a prospective cohort study. BJOG 2013; 121:269-79. [PMID: 24021090 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and predictors of anal incontinence (AI) in late pregnancy and 1 year after delivery. DESIGN Prospective population-based cohort study. SETTING Two maternity units in Norway 2009-2010. POPULATION Primiparae aged 18 years or over. METHODS Primiparae answered questions on the St. Mark's score about AI during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy. One year later, the same questionnaires were distributed by postal mail. Socio-economic and delivery-related data were obtained from hospital records. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Self-reported AI. RESULTS Answers on AI in late pregnancy were obtained from 1571 women, and 1030 responded 1 year later. Twenty-four per cent experienced one and 4.7% experienced three or more AI symptoms in late pregnancy. One year later, this was reduced to 19% and 2.2%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied. Formed and loose stool incontinence were strongly associated at both time points. The main predictor of AI 1 year after delivery was AI in late pregnancy. Obstetric anal sphincter injury increased the risk of incontinence of stool and flatus (odds ratio [OR], 4.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7-9.6) after delivery. Urgency was associated with greater age (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.0-3.3) and operative delivery (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.3-2.9). CONCLUSION One in four primiparae experienced AI in late pregnancy. One year later, still one in five suffered from incontinence. Sphincter injury predicted incontinence of stool and flatus, whereas greater age and operative delivery predicted urgency. The identification and adequate follow-up of pregnant women with AI may reduce AI after delivery.
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- H H Johannessen
- Department of Physiotherapy, Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway; Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Ortiz H, Wibe A, Ciga MA, Lujan J, Codina A, Biondo S. Impact of a multidisciplinary team training programme on rectal cancer outcomes in Spain. Colorectal Dis 2013; 15:544-51. [PMID: 23351018 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM The Spanish Rectal Cancer Project was established in 2006, inspired by the Norwegian Rectal Cancer Project. It consisted of an educational project aiming to introduce mesorectal excision surgery to surgeons, pathologists and radiologists. Its effect on local recurrence (LR) was compared with the Norwegian Project. METHOD An observational cohort study was carried out including all patients (4700) with rectal cancer from a population of 19 329 992 inhabitants operated on in 51 Spanish hospitals between March 2006 and June 2010. Curative resection was defined as a resection with an uninvolved circumferential margin in patients without distant metastases and without intra-operative rectal perforation. The effectiveness of the programme was measured by a central registry with feedback to participating institutions of their own results compared with the national average. The main outcome measures were LR and adverse effects in curative resections. RESULTS Of the 4700 patients, 3213 had a resection considered to be curative. LR rates were 4.7% (95% CI 0.03-0.59), metastasis rate was 16% (95% CI 0.14-0.17) and overall survival was 87.8% (95% CI 0.86-0.89). Multivariate analysis showed that advanced TNM stage and decreasing distance of the tumour from the anal verge had a negative influence on LR. CONCLUSION This study shows that the results obtained in Norway have been reproduced in a larger population in Spain applying a similar methodology.
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- H Ortiz
- Department of Surgery, Virgen del Camino Hospital, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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AIM The purpose of the present national study was to determine whether improved local control has been accompanied by a change in the incidence of metastases. METHOD The data were from a national population-based rectal cancer registry and included all 6501 rectal cancer patients treated for cure. The study periods were 1993-1997, 1998-2000, 2001-2003 and 2004-2006. RESULTS Major changes in the handling of rectal cancer from the first to the last study period included an increased use of MRI from zero to 81% and the use of preoperative radiotherapy from 5% to 20%. The proportion of patients with circumferential resection margin (CRM) ≤2mm decreased from 23% to 13%. The 4-year rate of local recurrence decreased from 13% to 8% (P<0.001), the overall survival increased from 65% to 73% (P<0.001) and the incidence of distant metastases decreased from 25% to 19% (P<0.001) from the first to the last period. The risk of metastases decreased by 29% (hazard ratio 0.71, 95% CI 0.60-0.84). CONCLUSION Improved diagnostics and treatment of rectal cancer aiming at better local control and survival have resulted in a significant reduction in the incidence of distant metastases.
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- Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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Wibe A. 144. Norwegian colorectal cancer project – Improvements over time by auditing. Eur J Surg Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.06.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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van den Broek C, van Gijn W, Bastiaannet E, Elferink M, Wibe A, Påhlman L, Iversen L, Penninckx F, Valentini V, van de Velde C. 149. The EURECCA-project - Analyses of the EURECCA-project. Eur J Surg Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.06.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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van Gijn W, van den Broek C, Mroczkowski P, Dziki A, Romano G, Pavalkis D, Wouters M, Møller B, Wibe A, Påhlman L, Harling H, Smith J, Penninckx F, Ortiz H, Valentini V, van de Velde C. The EURECCA project: Data items scored by European colorectal cancer audit registries. Eur J Surg Oncol 2012; 38:467-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Bernstein TE, Endreseth BH, Romundstad P, Wibe A. What is a safe distal resection margin in rectal cancer patients treated by low anterior resection without preoperative radiotherapy? Colorectal Dis 2012; 14:e48-55. [PMID: 21831170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to examine what constitutes an acceptable distal resection margin (DRM) when performing sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer without preoperative radiotherapy. METHOD This national study consisted of 3571 patients for whom information on DRM was available and who were radically treated by anterior resection between 1993 and 2004. Of these, 3342 (93.5%) patients had not received preoperative radiotherapy. The DRM was measured on fixed specimens. RESULTS The 5-year local recurrence rate was 14.5% for patients with a DRM of 0-10 mm compared to 9.6% for patients with a DRM of 11-20 mm, 8.9% for a DRM of 21-30 mm, 7.0% for a DRM of 31-40 mm, 7.7% for a DRM of 41-50 mm and 8.7% for a DRM of > 50 mm. After adjustment for other independent prognostic factors, a DRM of 0-10 mm was found to have significant impact on local recurrence. The DRM had no impact on distant metastases or overall survival. CONCLUSION For rectal cancer patients treated without radiotherapy, a DRM of > 10 mm is recommended.
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- Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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van den Broek C, Kolfschoten N, van Gijn W, Bastiaannet E, Pahlman L, Harling H, Wibe A, Eddes E, van de Velde C. 6000 ORAL A EURECCA Initiative – Differences in Treatment and Short-term Outcome of Rectal Cancer. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)71645-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the incidence, presentation, treatment and outcome of colon cancer in a complete cohort of patients treated at a single institution over a 25-year period. METHOD All 869 patients at Levanger Hospital, Norway with colon cancer during 1980-2004 were included in the study. RESULTS The incidence of colon cancer increased by 2.1% per year. During the later years, patients presented with less advanced stages, and fewer patients had emergency presentation with obstruction. The rate of operations performed by a colorectal specialist attending increased from 56 to 98%. Postoperative mortality after resection with curative intent decreased from 6.3 to 3.2%, and the presence of a colorectal specialist during the operation was an independent factor that reduced the risk of postoperative death. The local recurrence rate after curative surgery was 10.9% (19 of 174) in 1980-1989, 5.9% (14 of 239) in 1990-1999 and 0.6% (1 of 154) in 2000-2004 (P < 0.001). The 5-year relative survival after resection with curative intent was 71, 81 and 85% in the three periods 1980-1989, 1990-1999 and 2000-2004, respectively. CONCLUSION The outcome of colon cancer improved from 1980 to 2004. Patients presented at earlier stages, and fewer had emergency presentation. The local recurrence and postoperative mortality rates were reduced, and relative survival improved.
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- Department of Surgery, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust, Levanger, Norway
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Wasmuth HH, Tranø G, Midtgård TM, Wibe A, Endreseth BH, Myrvold HE. Long-term function after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis - function does not deteriorate with time. Colorectal Dis 2010; 12:e283-90. [PMID: 20345969 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02265.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM There are conflicting reports regarding long term function after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). The aim of the present prospective study was to investigate the influence of duration as an independent factor on long-term function results. METHOD Between 1984 and 2007, 315 patients underwent IPAA and were followed by a standardised interview and endoscopy protocol. There were 1802 interviews. Two hundred and thirty-five patients had three or more visits and these data were analysed by Time-Series-Cross-Section multivariate regression analysis. The mean time follow up was 12 years and the mean interval between visits was 34.5 months. RESULTS Mean frequency of defecation was 5.2 in the day and 0.55 at night. This did not change with time. Daytime and night incontinence occurred in 13% and 21%. There was no change in incontinence, urgency, soiling or perineal excoriation with time. After 24 years the cumulative incidence of pouchitis was 43.5%. Twenty patients had chronic pouchitis (6.3%). CONCLUSION The interval from IPAA did not influence the long-term functional outcome.
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- H H Wasmuth
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE The long-term failure rate of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is 10-15%. When salvage surgery is unsuccessful, most surgeons prefer pouch excision with conventional ileostomy, thus sacrificing 40-50 cm of ileum. Conversion of a pelvic pouch to a continent ileostomy (CI, Kock pouch) is an alternative that preserves both the ileal surface and pouch properties. The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical outcome after the construction of a CI following a failed IPAA. METHOD During 1984-2007, 317 patients were operated with IPAA at St Olavs Hospital and evaluated for failure, treatment and outcome. Seven patients with IPAA failure had CI. Four patients with IPAA failure referred from other hospitals underwent conversion to CI and are included in the final analysis. RESULTS Seven patients had a CI constructed from the transposing pelvic pouch and four had the pelvic pouch removed and a new continent pouch constructed from the distal ileum. Median follow up after conversion to CI was 7 years (0-17 years). Two CI had to be removed due to fistulae. One patient needed a revision of the nipple valve due to pouch loosening. At the end of follow-up, 8 of the 11 patients were fully continent. One patient with Crohn's disease had minor leakage. CONCLUSION In patients with pelvic pouch failure, the possibility of conversion to CI should be presented to the patient as an alternative to pouch excision and permanent ileostomy. The advantage is the continence and possibly a better body image. Construction of a CI on a new ileal segment may be considered, but the consequences of additional small bowel loss and risk of malnutrition if the Kock pouch fails should be appraised.
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- H H Wasmuth
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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BACKGROUND This study examined the prognostic impact of the circumferential resection margin (CRM) in patients with rectal cancer treated by total mesorectal excision (TME) with or without radiotherapy. METHODS A national population-based rectal cancer registry included 3196 patients with known CRM status between 1993 and 2004. Some 90.5 per cent of the patients had surgery alone and 9.5 per cent had preoperative radiotherapy. Patients who did not have TME, those in whom the CRM was not measured, patients with intraoperative bowel or tumour perforation and those who received postoperative radiotherapy were excluded. RESULTS Five-year local recurrence, distant metastasis and overall survival rates were 23.7, 43.9 and 44.5 per cent respectively for patients with a CRM of 0-2 mm, compared with 8.9, 21.7 and 66.7 per cent respectively for those with wider margins. A CRM of 2 mm or less had an impact on the prognosis of T2 and T3 tumours located 6-15 cm above the anal verge, but not on lower tumours. CRM also had a prognostic impact on the three endpoints in patients who received preoperative radiotherapy, but with less precision. CONCLUSION A CRM of 2 mm or less confers a poorer prognosis and patients should be considered for neoadjuvant treatment.
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- T E Bernstein
- Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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AIM To evaluate surgical workload and complications in patients who had undergone restorative proctocolectomy, through long-term follow-up in one single institution. METHOD From 1984 to 2006, 304 consecutive patients underwent Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis (IPAA). There were 182 stapled and 122 hand-sewn anastomoses. A protective loop ileostomy was established in 256 patients (84%), whereas 48 patients (16%) were without a covering stoma. RESULTS Twenty-nine patients (10%) suffered from early anastomotic leakage. A protective stoma did not prevent early anastomotic dehiscence (P = 0.11) or the number of pelvic abscesses (P = 0.09). Early complications required 20 laparotomies with creation of a diverting stoma in nine patients. There were 16 (6%) complications related to closure of the loop ileostomy. Sixty-six patients needed an additional re-operation related to the IPAA procedure. There were 20 removals of pouches and three permanent diverting stomas. The estimated removal rate at 20 years of a functioning pouch was 11% (CI +/- 6). Altogether 100 (33%) patients had one or more surgical procedures, excluding dilations of anastomotic strictures and closing of a loop ileostomy. These 100 patients underwent 187 surgical procedures. The estimated rate of a first re-operation due to complications was 52% (CI +/- 16) in 20 years. Hand-sewn anastomoses had similar complications and failure rates as stapled anastomoses. CONCLUSIONS More than half of patients operated with restorative proctocolectomy will need surgical intervention within 20 years and the failure rate is more than 10%. The high risk of complications and failure inherent in the procedure should not be ignored.
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- H H Wasmuth
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of Kock continent ileostomy (CI) during the same period when ileal pouch-anal anastomosis was the preferred operation for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). METHOD During the period 1983-2002, 50 patients underwent CI. The surgical technique was unchanged during the period. Follow-up included all patients. Forty-eight patients had UC, two of these had the diagnosis later changed to Crohn's disease and two had FAP. RESULTS Twenty-two patients had 38 reoperations, four (8%) of whom had the pouch removed. The main causes for reoperation included leakage and difficulty in intubation due to sliding of the nipple valve (42%), fistula formation (29%) and stenosis (21%). Seventeen (45%) underwent a revision of the nipple valve and the pouch and nine (24%) a local procedure. The reoperation rate was higher among patients having a conventional ileostomy converted to CI than among those having CI. As a primary procedure (P = 0.016). The risk of a second reoperation was higher for those reoperated within the first year after having a CI, than for those reoperated later (P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS The reoperation rate of patients with CI is high but the removal rate of the pouch is low and is not associated with a high rate of revision. CI is a good alternative to conventional ileostomy in patients not suitable for restorative proctocolectomy or where this procedure has failed.
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- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital HF, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway.
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Background
The purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of radiotherapy on local recurrence of rectal cancer in Norway after the national implementation of total mesorectal excision (TME).
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This was a prospective national cohort study of 4113 patients undergoing major resection of rectal carcinoma between November 1993 and December 2001.
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The proportion of patients who had radiotherapy before or after operation increased from 4·6 per cent in 1994 to 23·0 per cent in 2001. The cumulative 5-year local recurrence rate decreased from 16·2 to 10·7 per cent. Multivariable analysis showed that preoperative radiotherapy significantly reduced local recurrence (hazard ratio 0·59 (95 per cent confidence interval 0·39 to 0·87)). The use of preoperative radiotherapy in patients from a local hospital offering radiotherapy was 50 per cent higher than that for patients from a hospital without such services (P = 0·003); cumulative 5-year local recurrence rates for these patients were 10·6 and 15·8 per cent respectively (P < 0·001).
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Following national implementation of TME for rectal cancer, increased use of preoperative radiotherapy appeared to reduce recurrence rates further.
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- M H Hansen
- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromso, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE Life expectancy and incidence of rectal cancer have been increasing. The purpose of this study was to evaluate rectal cancer treatment among very old patients. METHODS This prospective national cohort study includes all 4875 rectal cancer patients in Norway aged over 65 years treated between November 1993 and December 2001. Patients aged 65-74, 75-79, 80-84 and over 85 years were compared for patient-, tumour- and treatment-characteristics and relative survival. Two thousand eight hundred and forty patients treated for cure with major surgery and TME technique were further evaluated for postoperative mortality, five-year local recurrence, distant metastasis and disease-free survival. RESULTS There were more palliative surgery and local procedures and less surgery for cure (47%vs 77%, P < 0.001) for patients over 85 years compared to younger patients. Five-year relative survival was 36% for patients aged over 85 years compared to 49% for patients 80-84 years and 60% for patients 65-74 years. Among patients treated for cure with major surgery the rate of anterior resection decreased by age (67%vs 46%, P < 0.001). Postoperative mortality increased from 3% to 8% (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the rates of five-year local recurrence, distant metastasis or relative survival. CONCLUSION Although a slight increase in postoperative mortality, major rectal cancer surgery can be performed in very old patients. These patients had similar rates of local recurrence, distant metastasis and relative survival as younger patients.
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- B H Endreseth
- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the influence of the efforts for nationwide quality assurance of rectal cancer treatment. The study focuses on local recurrence and overall survival. METHODS This study includes all 3388 Norwegian patients with a rectal cancer within 15 cm from the anal verge treated with curative intent in the period November 1993-December 1999. A comprehensive educational programme was established, and training courses were arranged in different Health Regions demonstrating the TME technique. A specific Rectal Cancer Registry enabled the monitoring of outcome of rectal cancer treatment for single hospitals. Radiotherapy was given to 10% of the patients. RESULTS The risk of local recurrence has been significantly reduced, so that in 1999 the level was 50% below that observed in 1994 (Hazard ratio (HR)1999=0.5; 95% CI 0.4-0.8, P=0.002). Similarly, during 1998, the mean national overall survival was significantly improved, compared to the rate in 1994 (HR1998=0.8; 95% CI 0.6-1.0, P=0.014). CONCLUSION The prognosis for rectal cancer can be improved by increased organizational focus on rectal cancer treatment and by establishing a rectal cancer registry monitoring treatment standards throughout the country.
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- A Wibe
- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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Eriksen MT, Wibe A, Hestvik UE, Haffner J, Wiig JN. Surgical treatment of primary locally advanced rectal cancer in Norway. Eur J Surg Oncol 2006; 32:174-80. [PMID: 16412603 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2005] [Revised: 10/13/2005] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Most reports on locally advanced rectal cancer come from specialized centres, with a selected patient material. The purpose of this study was to examine the results after surgical treatment of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer at a population level. METHODS National cohort study of 896 patients undergoing surgery for a locally advanced primary adenocarcinoma of the rectum from November 1993 to December 2001. RESULTS Surgery with resection was undertaken in 724 patients and 172 patients underwent palliative procedures. Of 557 patients treated for cure, a R0 resection was achieved in 342 (61%). In a multivariate analysis, pre-operative radiotherapy was the only factor with a positive association with R0 status (odds ratio 3.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.1-6.4). Five-year local recurrence rates were 18% (CI 14-23) for R0 resections and 40% (CI 26-52) for R1 resections. Overall 5-year survival rate was 23%; for the group of patients with a R0 resection the survival rate was 49%. CONCLUSION The radical resection rate and survival rates in this national study were similar to those reported from specialized centres.
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- M T Eriksen
- Department of Surgery, Buskerud Hospital, 3004 Drammen, Norway.
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Guren MG, Eriksen MT, Wiig JN, Carlsen E, Nesbakken A, Sigurdsson HK, Wibe A, Tveit KM. Quality of life and functional outcome following anterior or abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2005; 31:735-42. [PMID: 16180267 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS The aims of the study were (1) to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and functional outcome in patients following anterior resection (AR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer, and (2) whether these outcomes were dependent on the level of anastomosis. METHODS Patients who were without recurrent or metastatic disease were identified from the Norwegian Rectal Cancer Registry. QoL was assessed by the EORTC questionnaires QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38, and rectal function by a short questionnaire. Of 319 patients studied, 229 had undergone AR and 90 APR. The median age was 73 years, and the median time since surgery was 64 months. RESULTS Mean QoL scores for body image and male sexual problems were better following AR than APR (P<0.01), also in patients with a low (< or = 3 cm) anastomosis. Patients who had undergone AR had higher mean scores for constipation (P<0.001) and more often used anti-diarrhoeal medication (P=0.005), than patients who had undergone APR. Patients with a low anastomosis (< or = 3 cm) had more incontinence for gas and solid stools (P<0.05), and had more incontinence (P=0.006) compared with patients with higher anastomosis, but there was no difference in QoL. Subgroup analysis showed that irradiated patients (n=34) had worse rectal function in terms of frequency, urgency, and incontinence (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Although rectal function was impaired in patients with low anastomosis, patients who had undergone AR had better QoL than patients who had undergone APR.
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- M G Guren
- Department of Oncology, Ullevaal University Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway.
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Endreseth BH, Wibe A, Svinsås M, Mårvik R, Myrvold HE. Postoperative morbidity and recurrence after local excision of rectal adenomas and rectal cancer by transanal endoscopic microsurgery. Colorectal Dis 2005; 7:133-7. [PMID: 15720349 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00724.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Tumours in the middle and upper part of the rectum are not easy accessible to local excision. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has been recommended for excision of sessile adenomas in the middle and upper part of the rectum, and for small cancers in patients not fit for major surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate postoperative morbidity and local recurrence after TEM. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy-nine patients were treated by TEM in the period 1994-2001. The median age was 74 years. The indications for TEM were rectal adenoma in 72 patients and rectal cancer in 7 patients. The tumours were located within 18 cm from the dentate line, median 10 cm. There were performed 69 transmural and 10 mucosal excisions. Mean follow up was 24 months (range 1-95 months). Twenty (25%) patients died during the follow up period, two because of metastases and 18 of other causes. RESULTS Seven patients had complications. Two (2.5%) patients had peroperative perforation in the intra-abdominal part of the rectum treated by laparotomy. Five (6%) patients had postoperative cardiopulmonal or surgical complications. Eight patients with benign pre-operative histopathological examination had cancer. The local recurrence rate (13%) was similar for adenomas and for carcinomas. CONCLUSION TEM is a safe technique well tolerated also by high-risk patients, and should be the preferred method in patients with benign tumours in the middle and upper part of the rectum, and in selected cases of early rectal cancer. Benign pre-operative histology does not preclude malignancy and some patients may need further treatment for unexpected malignancy.
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- B H Endreseth
- Department of Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, University of Trondheim, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE Mesorectal excision is successfully implemented as the standard surgical technique for rectal cancer resections in Norway. This technique has been associated with higher rates of anastomotic leakage (AL) and the purpose of this study was to examine AL in a large national cohort of patients. METHODS This was a prospective national cohort study of 1958 patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery with anterior resection in Norway from November 1993 to December 1999. RESULTS The overall rate of AL was 11.6% (228 of 1958 patients). In a multivariate analysis, the risk of AL was significantly higher in males (odds ratio (OR) 1.6, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-2.2), in patients receiving pre-operative radiotherapy (OR 2.2, CI 1.0-4.7) and in low level (4-6 cm) (OR 3.5, CI 1.6-7.7) and ultra-low level (< or = 3 cm) anastomoses (OR 5.4, CI 2.3-12.9). The presence of a diverting stoma was associated with a 60% reduction in the risk of AL (OR 0.4, CI 0.3-0.7) for anastomoses 6 cm and below. 30-day mortality was significantly higher for the patients with AL (7.0%, CI 3.7-10.3) compared with no AL (2.4%, CI 1.7-3.2) AL had no significant effect on local recurrence rate (log rank P=0.608). CONCLUSION Low anastomoses should be defunctioned to avoid AL and the associated high perioperative mortality. No effect of AL on local recurrence was found in this large cohort.
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- M T Eriksen
- Department of Surgery, Buskerud Hospital, Drammen, Norway.
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Wibe A, Eriksen MT, Syse A, Tretli S, Myrvold HE, Søreide O. Effect of hospital caseload on long-term outcome after standardization of rectal cancer surgery at a national level. Br J Surg 2004; 92:217-24. [PMID: 15584060 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the influence of hospital caseload on long-term outcome following standardization of rectal cancer surgery at a national level.
Methods
Data relating to all 3388 Norwegian patients with rectal cancer treated for cure between November 1993 and December 1999 were recorded in a national database. Treating hospitals were divided into four groups according to their annual caseload: hospitals in group 1 (n = 4) carried out 30 or more procedures, those in group 2 (n = 6) performed 20–29 procedures, group 3 (n = 16) 10–19 procedures and group 4 (n = 28) fewer than ten procedures.
Results
The 5-year local recurrence rates were 9·2, 14·7, 12·5 and 17·5 per cent (P = 0·003) and 5-year overall survival rates were 64·4, 64·0, 60·8 and 57·8 per cent (P = 0·105) respectively in the four hospital caseload groups. An annual hospital caseload of less than ten procedures increased the risk of local recurrence compared with that in hospitals where 30 or more procedures were performed each year (hazard ratio 1·9 (95 per cent confidence interval (c.i.) 1·3 to 2·7); P < 0·001). Overall survival was lower for patients treated at hospitals with an annual caseload of less than ten versus hospitals with 30 or more (hazard ratio 1·2 (95 per cent c.i. 1·0 to 1·5); P = 0·023).
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The rate of local recurrence was higher for hospitals with a low annual caseload of less than ten procedures than for hospitals with a high treatment volume of 30 or more. Patients treated in small hospitals also had a shorter long-term survival than those treated in large hospitals.
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- A Wibe
- Department of Surgery, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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Inadvertent perforation of the bowel or tumour is a relatively common complication during resection of rectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine intraoperative perforation following the introduction of mesorectal excision as a standard surgical technique in Norway.
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This was a prospective national cohort study of 2873 patients undergoing major resection of rectal carcinoma at 54 Norwegian hospitals from November 1993 to December 1999.
Results
The overall perforation rate was 8·1 per cent (234 of 2873 patients). In a multivariate analysis, the risk of perforation was significantly greater in patients undergoing abdominoperineal resection (odds ratio (OR) 5·6 (95 per cent confidence interval (c.i.) 3·5 to 8·8)) and in those aged 80 years or more (OR 2·0 (95 per cent c.i. 1·2 to 3·5)). The 5-year local recurrence rate was 28·8 per cent following perforation, compared with 9·9 per cent in patients with no perforation (P < 0·001); survival rates were 41·5 and 67·1 per cent respectively (P < 0·001).
Conclusion
The risk of intraoperative perforation was significantly greater in patients with rectal cancer undergoing abdominoperineal resection and in those aged 80 years or more. The high local recurrence rates and reduced survival following perforation call for increased attention to avoid this complication.
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- M T Eriksen
- Department of Surgery, Buskerud Hospital, Drammen, Norway.
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OBJECTIVE The results of rectal cancer surgery in Norway have been poor. In a national audit for the period 1986-88, 28% of the patients developed local recurrence (LR) following treatment with a curative intent. Five-year overall survival was 55% for patients younger than 75 years. The aim of this study is to report how an initiative focusing on better surgery can improve the prognosis for rectal cancer patients on a national level. METHODS In 1994, the Norwegian Rectal Cancer Group was founded. The aim of this initiative was to improve the surgical standard by implementing total mesorectal excision (TME) on a national level and to evaluate the results. A number of courses were arranged to teach the surgeons the TME technique, and pathologists were trained to increase the standard of both macroscopic and microscopic assessment of specimens. A rectal cancer registry was established, and all surgical departments treating rectal cancer were invited to transfer their clinical data to this registry. Each department regularly receives its own results together with the national average for comparison and quality control. RESULTS The Rectal Cancer Registry includes all patients with rectal cancer diagnosed since November 1993. From then until December 1999, 5382 patients had a tumour located within 16 cm from the anal verge, and 3432 patients underwent rectal resection with a curative intent. Of these, 9% had adjuvant radiotherapy, and 2% were given chemotherapy. There was a rapid implementation of the new technique, as 78% underwent TME in 1994, increasing to 96% in 1998. After 39 months mean follow-up the rate of local recurrence was 8%, and 5-year overall survival was 71% for patients younger than 75 years. CONCLUSIONS An optimized surgical technique (TME) for rectal cancer can reduce the rate of local recurrence and increase overall survival. This improved surgical treatment can be implemented on a national level within a few years. Specialization of surgeons, feedback of results and a separate rectal cancer registry are thought to be major contributors to the improved treatment.
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- A Wibe
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Trondheim, Trondheim N-7006, Norway.
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Trondheim, Olav Kyrresgt 17, N–7006 Trondheim, Norway
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Wibe A, Rendedal PR, Svensson E, Norstein J, Eide TJ, Myrvold HE, Søreide O. Prognostic significance of the circumferential resection margin following total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. Br J Surg 2002; 89:327-34. [PMID: 11872058 DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.02024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 509] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Knowledge of prognostic factors following resection of rectal cancer may be used in the selection of patients for adjuvant therapy. This study examined the prognostic impact of the circumferential resection margin on local recurrence, distant metastasis and survival rates. METHODS A national population-based rectal cancer registry included all 3319 new patients from November 1993 to August 1997. Some 686 patients underwent total mesorectal excision with a known circumferential margin. This shortest radial resection margin was measured in fixed specimens. None of the patients had adjuvant radiotherapy. RESULTS Following potentially curative resection and after a median follow-up of 29 (range 14--60) months, the overall local recurrence rate was 7 per cent (46 of 686 patients): 22 per cent among patients with a positive resection margin and 5 per cent in those with a negative margin (margin greater than 1 mm). Forty per cent of patients with a positive margin developed distant metastasis, compared with 12 per cent of those with a negative margin. With decreasing circumferential margin there was an exponential increase in the rates of local recurrence, metastasis and death. CONCLUSION The circumferential margin has a significant and major prognostic impact on the rates of local recurrence, distant metastasis and survival. Information on circumferential margin is important in the selection of patients for postoperative adjuvant therapy.
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- A Wibe
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Trondheim, Cancer Registry of Norway, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Haaverstad R, Moen OO, Kannelønning KS, Line PD, Wibe A, Bjerkeset T. [Ulcer surgery and anti-ulcer agents. Changes in surgical activities and sale of anti-ulcer agents in Nord-Trøndelag 1975-89]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1994; 114:904-7. [PMID: 7910707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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During recent decades the number of operations for peptic ulcer has decreased significantly. The incidence of operations for peptic ulcer or related complications during the period 1975-89 in persons older than 15 years was investigated in the Nord-Trøndelag region of Norway, with a population of approximately 100,000. The number of elective surgical procedures decreased by 72% from 1975 to 1989. The greatest reduction was found for duodenal ulcers. The incidence of acute operations decreased by 35%. The main reason was fewer surgical interventions in patients with haemorrhage, since the number of operations for perforation remained almost constant during the period of 15 years. The reduction in surgical treatment can be explained mainly by the introduction of new H2-antagonists in the seventies, leading to more successful pharmacological treatment of peptic ulcer.
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