Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
No more details required.
Age
18–90
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
ALL
Informed consent obtained.
Between 18 to 90 years old inclusive.
Group 1 (colorectal cancer patients)
* Patients with colorectal cancer confirmed with pathology results.
* Oncological colon and / or rectal resection planned and performed by a surgeon from the digestive surgery department of the CHUM.
Group 2 (anastomotic leak patients)
* Patients with colorectal cancer confirmed with pathology and / or patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
* Patients who underwent colonic and / or rectal surgical resection, complicated by an anastomotic leak in the postoperative period.
Group 3 ("healthy" patients)
* Patients with uncomplicated hernia pathology assessed externally in anticipation or after hernia repair surgery that does not involve gastrointestinal resection.
* Patients with no history of colorectal neoplasia or surgical resection of the gastrointestinal tract.
Group 4 (inflammatory bowel disease patients)
* Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), waiting for elective surgery involving gastrointestinal resection.
You may not be if
Pregnancy.
Class of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)\> 3.
Chemotherapy and / or pelvic and / or abdominal radiotherapy within 6 months prior to collection of the stool sample prior to surgery (group 3 with healthy patients only).
Colonoscopy within 3 months prior to collection of the stool sample prior to surgery (group 3 with healthy patients only).
