We report a case of restenosis after performing stenting twice for
ileus caused by peritoneal dissemination that occurred after surgery for
sigmoid colon cancer, in which
colostomy was performed to improve the patient's QOL. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who underwent sigmoidectomy for
sigmoid colon cancer. She presented with a peritoneal recurrence 3 times, and the third surgery was a non-curative resection.
Chemotherapy was administered but was discontinued because of severe adverse events, and the patient was followed up with the best supportive care. An anastomotic
stricture occurred 4 years after the initial surgery, and despite performing stenting twice,
stenosis occurred 3 times within a few months. The third
stenosis occurred shortly after the second episode, and
colostomy was therefore performed. The patient died from
cancer 4 months after
colostomy without having another episode of
stenosis. Although stenting is effective for patients with malignant colon
stenosis,
colostomy appears to be more effective for repeated post-stenting
stenosis, when the patient is in an eligible general condition.