[A Case of Resection of Obstructive Colon Cancer Associated with Aspiration Pneumonia, Under Combined Epidural-Spinal Anesthesia].

An 89-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with vomiting, abdominal distension, and anorexia.A CT scan revealed an enhanced thickening lesion on the wall of the ascending colon, and intestinal expansion from the small intestine to the caecum.On colon fibroscopy, a round tumor was observed adjacent to the oral side of the hepatic flexure even though the end of the microscope could not progress toward the deeper regions.As the obstructive colon cancer was complicated by the presence of aspiration pneumonia, surgery could not be performed under general anesthesia.We initiated curative therapy for aspiration pneumonia right at the onset.Subsequently, due to lack of improvement in the patient's general condition, we conducted a right hemicolectomy under combined epidural-spinal anesthesia.