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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2023; 15(6): 1056-1067
Published online Jun 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i6.1056
Surgical complications of oncological treatments: A narrative review
Valeria Fico, Gaia Altieri, Marta Di Grezia, Valentina Bianchi, Maria Michela Chiarello, Gilda Pepe, Giuseppe Tropeano, Giuseppe Brisinda
Valeria Fico, Gaia Altieri, Marta Di Grezia, Valentina Bianchi, Gilda Pepe, Giuseppe Tropeano, Giuseppe Brisinda, Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, Rome 00168, Italy
Maria Michela Chiarello, Department of Surgery, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza, Cosenza 87100, Italy
Giuseppe Brisinda, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic School of Medicine, Rome 00168, Italy
Author contributions: Fico V and Altieri GM equally contributed to the drafting of the manuscript; Fico V, Altieri G, Tropeano G, Di Grezia M, Bianchi V, Chiarello MM, and Brisinda G designed the research; Bianchi V, Pepe G, Fico V, and Altieri G performed the research; Fico V, Altieri G, Tropeano G, and Di Grezia M analyzed the data; Fico V, Altieri G, Pepe G, and Brisinda G wrote the paper; all the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Giuseppe Brisinda, MD, Professor, Surgeon, Emergency Surgery and Trauma Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, 8 Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome 00168, Italy. gbrisin@tin.it
Received: January 16, 2023
Peer-review started: January 16, 2023
First decision: January 31, 2023
Revised: February 3, 2023
Accepted: April 17, 2023
Article in press: April 17, 2023
Published online: June 27, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastrointestinal complications are common in patients undergoing various forms of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and molecular-targeted therapies. Surgical complications of oncologic therapies can occur in the upper gastrointestinal tract, small bowel, colon, and rectum. Treatment of the different gastrointestinal complications should be tailored to the individual patient and based on the underlying pathophysiology of the complication.