Journal of Women's Health Care
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Kimio Ushijima

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• Research Article
  Palliative Colostomy for End-Stage Gynecologic Cancer
  Author(s): Shunichiro Ota, Hiroki Ishibashi, Masayo Fukuda, Mariko Tou, Yusuke Kurokawa, Shigeru Inoue, Akitaka Kuramoto, Junji Ishimatsu and Kimio Ushijima Shunichiro Ota, Hiroki Ishibashi, Masayo Fukuda, Mariko Tou, Yusuke Kurokawa, Shigeru Inoue, Akitaka Kuramoto, Junji Ishimatsu and Kimio Ushijima
  
  Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the use of colostomies to alleviate gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with end-stage gynecologic cancer presenting with malignant bowel obstruction (MBO). Material and Methods: We retrospectively investigated 12 patients undergoing palliative colostomy for MBO due to end-stage gynecological cancer. Two main areas were assessed: i. postoperative complications, the duration of postoperative oral intake, and the postoperative survival; and ii. The effect of the patient’s preoperative general condition and nutritional status on postoperative vital prognosis using the palliative prognostic (PaP) score and the prognostic nutritional index (PNI), respectively. Results: Postoperative oral intake was possible for 10 of the 12 patients. The median length of oral inta.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000252

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