Prevalencia de obstrucción intestinal en pacientes con cáncer de colon de 30 a 80 años atendidos en el Hospital General IESS Ceibos de Guayaquil en el periodo 2017-2020.

Abstract

Colon cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed malignancy worldwide. These patients are prone to developing a bowel obstruction, which occurs when the flow of intestinal contents is partially or completely obstructed. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal obstruction in colon cancer patients at the IESS Ceibos General Hospital in the city of Guayaquil from March 2017 to June 2020. The results revealed a prevalence of intestinal obstruction in cancer patients colon of 61.11%. Male patients were the most frequent and the mean age of the patients was 62 ± 11.02 years. The most frequent risk factor was arterial hypertension, 94.44% had an adenocarcinoma and 61.11% had a tumor in the rectum. Furthermore, 65% of the patients had partial intestinal obstruction and the mortality rate was 57.78%. In conclusion, intestinal obstruction is a very frequent problem in colon cancer patients in our country, so larger multicenter studies will be developed in the future to develop new guidelines for their diagnosis and treatment.