Key result
Elective low anterior resection for rectal cancer is linked to aortic thrombosis in one case.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare but devastating complication of aortic thrombosis following pelvic surgery for rectal cancer.
Alerts surgeons to modifiable risks for vascular/neurologic complications after pelvic cancer surgery; leaves open efficacy of targeted prevention in prospective trials.
Pelvic surgery for malignant disease has been associated with numerous acute postoperative complications. These complications are primarily vascular or neurologic in origin. Several factors associated with the occurrence of these complications include the lithotomy position, the prolonged use of sequential compression devices, the use of certain types of stirrups, the presence of peripheral vascular disease, and the common hypercoagulable state of most cancer patients. We report for the first time a case of aortic thrombosis after elective low anterior resection for rectal cancer and discuss some factors that may have a role in the occurrence of this devastating complication.
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Casillas et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Rectal cancer (n=1). Elective low anterior resection was evaluated on Aortic thrombosis. Elective low anterior resection for rectal cancer was complicated by aortic thrombosis in a single reported case.
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