Adenocarcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon Following Ureterosigmoidostomy: A Rare Long Term Sequela
Published: June 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/30123.11683
Manjunatha Sathyanarayanaprasad, Suresh Bhat, Fredrick Paul
1. Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Manjunatha Sathyanarayanaprasad,
Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam-686008, Kerala, India.
E-mail: manju.bmc@gmail.com
Carcinoma developing at the Ureterosigmoidostomy (US) anastomosis is a complication known to us. Patients generally present late because of non specific symptoms like loin pain, loss of appetite and weight loss. Colonoscopy and abdominal imaging studies are recommended for early detection and prompt management of these malignancies. We report a case of mucin secreting adenocarcinoma of the colon, 26 years after US.
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