Complete Response of Isolated Para-aortic Lymph Node Recurrence from Rectosigmoid Cancer Treated by Chemoradiation Therapy with Capecitabine/Oxaliplatin plus Bevacizumab: A Case Report

Para-aortic lymph node recurrence is a rare type of metastasis from colorectal cancer, and no treatment has yet been established. Here, we report on a case of isolated para-aortic lymph node metastasis from rectosigmoid cancer that showed complete response to chemoradiation therapy with capecitabine/oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab. A 58-year-old woman underwent high anterior resection for rectosigmoid cancer in 2009. Para-aortic lymph node recurrence occurred in 2011. She underwent radiation therapy (50 Gy) and 8 courses of capecitabine/oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab. Abdominal computed tomography and positron emission tomography with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose did not reveal any para-aortic lymph node recurrence after chemoradiation therapy. Hence, this case was interpreted as a complete response. No recurrence was noted 6 months after the complete response. Chemoradiation therapy with capecitabine/oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab is likely to be effective in treating patients with para-aortic lymph node recurrence

Effect of Application of Subcutaneous Suction Drainage with Subcuticular Sutures for Wound Closure on the Incidence of Incisional Surgical Site Infection following Elective General Abdominal Surgery : A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Strangulation of the small intestine caused by an intra-mesosigmoid hernia: a case report

Abstract Sigmoid mesocolon hernia is an uncommon type of internal hernia with only a few cases reported to date. This disease entity can progress rapidly to cause vascular disturbance, necrosis, and perforation of the bowel wall; therefore, early diagnosis and surgical treatment are essential. We describe the case of an intra-mesosigmoid hernia in a 60-year-old man without history of previous abdominal surgery who presented with sudden acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Based on computed tomography, which showed ascites and small bowel obstruction, we diagnosed him as having strangulation of the small intestine caused by a sigmoid mesocolic hernia and performed emergency surgery. Laparotomy revealed small intestinal strangulation, extensive engorgement, and discoloration of bowel loops. Approximately 100 cm of the small intestine extending from the ligament of Treitz had undergone strangulation and herniated into the defect of sigmoid mesocolon, leading to a diagnosis of an intra-mesosigmoid hernia. Because the incarcerated portion of the small intestine was viable, we did not perform intestinal resection and reconstruction but closed the defect in the sigmoid mesocolon. His postoperative course was uneventful