Volume of blood loss during surgery for colon cancer is a risk determinant for future small bowel obstruction caused by recurrence-a population-based epidemiological study

摘要

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a serious late complication after abdominal surgery. The pathogenesis of intra-abdominal adhesions has been extensively studied and reviewed, but the cascade of mechanisms involved is still not understood. The objective was to test the hypothesis that increasing volume of blood loss during surgery for colon cancer increases the risk for future SBO, mainly due to adhesions.