AIMS: to examine the results from the surgical treatment of left colic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHOD: It is about a retrospective study which has been undertaken in the digestive surgical unit of Brazzaville teaching hospital from January 1999 to October 2001. 18 patients who had a left colic cancer have undergone operated. RESULTS: Our series included 18 men (66.67%) and 9 femmes (33.33%). The sex ratio was 2. The surgical after effects were simple in 63% (n=18) cases and complicated in 37% (n=10) cases, one case parietal suppuration. The average time of hospitalization was about 10 days.
AIMS: to examine the results from the surgical treatment of left colic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHOD: It is about a retrospective study which has been undertaken in the digestive surgical unit of Brazzaville teaching hospital from January 1999 to October 2001. 18 patients who had a left colic cancer have undergone operated. RESULTS: Our series included 18 men (66.67%) and 9 femmes (33.33%). The sex ratio was 2. The surgical after effects were simple in 63% (n=18) cases and complicated in 37% (n=10) cases, one case parietal suppuration. The average time of hospitalization was about 10 days.