The key to preventing colon cancer attacks the liver

Researchers in the United States have used endoscopic techniques to reduce the risk of liver infections and support rapid recovery for colon cancer patients.

According to Daily Mail, the team at Southampton General Hospital has treated more than 600 patients this way since 2007. With the development of medicine, colon cancer patients can expect tumors to be control and not spread to other parts.

Surgeon Mohammad Abu Hilal, who developed a minimally invasive method called hepatic resection, said that although it is more time-consuming and more complicated than conventional surgery, it could reduce the risk of infection. coincide , helping patients recover faster , even if surgery is also easier.

Previous surgery was a common method for these cases, but it usually recovered longer and caused complications for patients who had to re-operate through old incisions.

Dr. Mohammad explained: " We are prolonging life by treating chronic disease so you can live long-term. We look for tumors, invade the body and eliminate, patients can Go home after a few days ".

Endoscopic techniques help remove liver due to metastatic colon cancer.(Photo: Dailymail)

According to Dr. Mohammad, liver resection takes about 5-7 hours, the patient is general anesthesia. Some small openings, doctors will use a device that includes an endoscope that allows them to see inside the abdomen. A larger cut is near the navel to bring the affected part of the liver out. In particular, the liver removed site may regrow within a few months later and perform all its normal functions .

Graham Voles, 63, from Watford, has undergone 4 liver surgeries with Dr. Mohammad since he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Mr. Graham said: " Right after the cancer surgery at Oxford in March 2012, they found a tumor in my liver. I had to wait to continue with another normal surgery. But later That, my daughter Sophie, a medical student at Southampton worked with liver surgeons and heard about laparoscopic surgery . "

Mr. Graham's daughter, Sophie, added: " This is a coincidence in my training. I told my father and advised him to implement this ideal method ." After that, Mr. Graham performed his first laparoscopic surgery in September 2012, then performed 3 more endoscopic cases. Mr. Graham said he was discharged after 3 days of surgery and could continue his normal life.