Benefits of using a self-expandable metallic stent as a bridge to surgery for right- and left-sided obstructive colorectal cancers

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 32 - 37
• Main Authors: Morita, Shunji, Yamamoto, Kansuke, Ogawa, Atsuhiro, Naito, Atsushi, Mizuno, Hitoshi, Yoshioka, Shinichi, Matsumura, Tae, Ohta, Katsuya, Suzuki, Rei, Matsuda, Chu, Hata, Taishi, Nishimura, Junichi, Mizushima, Tsunekazu, Doki, Yuichiro, Mori, Masaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Bridge to surgery; Colorectal cancer; Self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS)

Purpose To assess the benefit of placing a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery for obstructive colorectal cancer (OCRC) according to the tumor site. Methods The subjects of this retrospective multicenter cohort study were 201 patients with OCRC, but without initial bowel per...