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We present an observational retrospective study which takes into consideration and analyzes the surgical management of emergency colorectal cancer cases. This analysis would contribute to a better understanding and for identification of those characteristics that are essential for reducing emergency colorectal cancer incidence and for improving the management of such cases. A number of 159 patients that underwent surgery for obstructive, bleeding or perforated colorectal cancer between January 2015 and September 2017 were selected to be included in the study. The results obtained by analyzing available data collected from the observation charts, surgery protocols, histopathological protocols were then compared with those in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is a significant health problem with a quite important mortality rate. It can be located in the small or large bowel. The small intestine is less interested and is known to be the commonest cause of obscure bleeding. When conservative medical treatment associated with interventional endoscopy cannot handle the bleeding, endovascular therapy can be salutary. Also, in some rare cases of acute LGIB with hemodynamic instability the last therapeutic resource remains surgery. Therefore, we will reveal a couple of cases with LGIB, we will review the different variants of treatment and in the conclusions, we will underscore the steps of the management in acute LGIB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]