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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2022; 10(26): 9228-9240
Published online Sep 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i26.9228
Clinical presentation, management, screening and surveillance for colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sami Akbulut, Abdirahman Sakulen Hargura, Ibrahim Umar Garzali, Ali Aloun, Cemil Colak
Sami Akbulut, Abdirahman Sakulen Hargura, Ibrahim Umar Garzali, Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Sami Akbulut, Cemil Colak, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Abdirahman Sakulen Hargura, Department of Surgery, Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
Ibrahim Umar Garzali, Department of Surgery, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano 700101, Nigeria
Ali Aloun, Department of Surgery, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman 11855, Jordan
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Hargura AS, Garzali IU and Aloun A performed the majority of the manuscript writing and prepared the figures; Hargura AS and Garzali IU performed data acquisition and manuscript writing; Hargura AS, Garzali IU and Aloun A provided input for writing the paper; Akbulut S and Colak C designed the outline and coordinated the writing of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Sami Akbulut, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig Yolu 10.Km, Malatya 44280, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Received: May 1, 2022
Peer-review started: May 1, 2022
First decision: May 28, 2022
Revised: May 29, 2022
Accepted: August 6, 2022
Article in press: August 6, 2022
Published online: September 16, 2022
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Core Tip: Management and screening of colorectal cancer was severely affected by the changes implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These approaches resulted in delayed elective presentation, increased emergency presentation, reduced screening and delayed definitive therapy. Though the management of colorectal cancer did not adversely change during the pandemic, modifications of existing guidelines were proposed to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread while not compromising oncological care and outcome. This review was conducted to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of colorectal cancer and to identify the changes made to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.