| Literature DB >> 32834885 |
J-J Tuech1,2, A Gangloff3, F Di Fiore2,3, P Michel2,3, C Brigand4, K Slim5, M Pocard6,7, L Schwarz1,2.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the organization of healthcare and has a direct impact on digestive surgery. Healthcare priorities and circuits are being modified. Emergency surgery is still a priority. Functional surgery is to be deferred. Laparoscopic surgery must follow strict rules so as not to expose healthcare professionals (HCPs) to added risk. The question looms large in cancer surgery - go ahead or defer? There is probably an added risk due to the pandemic that must be balanced against the risk incurred by deferring surgery. For each type of cancer - colon, pancreas, oesogastric, hepatocellular carcinoma - morbidity and mortality rates are stated and compared with the oncological risk incurred by deferring surgery and/or the tumour doubling time. Strategies can be proposed based on this comparison. For colonic cancers T1-2, N0, it is advisable to defer surgery. For advanced colonic lesions, it seems judicious to undertake neoadjuvant chemotherapy and then wait. For rectal cancers T3-4 and /or N+, chemoradiotherapy is indicated, short radiotherapy must be discussed (followed by a waiting period) to reduce time of exposure in the hospital and to prevent infections. Most complex surgery with high morbidity and mortality - oesogastric, hepatic or pancreatic - is most often best deferred.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Cancer; Coronavirus; Digestive surgery; Surgical complications
Year: 2020 PMID: 32834885 PMCID: PMC7271206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchirv.2020.03.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chir Visc ISSN: 1878-786X