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3726728

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between preoperative intravenous pyelogram (IVP) and urologic complications after potentially curative operations for carcinoma of the colon and rectum was studied in 511 patients who underwent operation from 1976 to 1983. Forty per cent of the patients had preoperative IVP and these patients were significantly more likely to have undergone resection distal to the transverse colon than patients without preoperative IVP. Sex, age, urologic history, physical findings, abnormal urinalysis, elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or serum creatinine levels and identity of the surgeon did not appear to influence whether or not an IVP was obtained before operation. Postoperative urologic complications were noted in 9.4 per cent of the patients; 87 per cent of the complications were retention or infection. Complications were significantly more common in male patients, particularly those with preoperative symptoms of retention, patients with elevated preoperative BUN or serum creatinine levels and patients who had resections distal to the transverse colon. Age, urologic history, physical findings, abnormal urinalysis results and the identity of the surgeon were not associated with postoperative urologic complications. The incidence of complications was the same in patients with normal and abnormal IVP results as well as for patients who did not undergo IVP. The findings of this study do not support the routine use of preoperative IVP for patients who undergo potentially curative resection for carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0039-6087
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of preoperative intravenous pyelogram in operations performed for carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article