Short- and long-term outcomes of a self-expandable metallic stent versus a transanal decompression tube for pathological stage II and III left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer: a retrospective observational study

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 268 - 277
• Main Authors: Sato, Kentaro, Imaizumi, Ken, Kasajima, Hiroyuki, Kurushima, Michihiro, Umehara, Minoru, Tsuruga, Yosuke, Yamana, Daisuke, Obuchi, Keisuke, Sato, Aya, Nakanishi, Kazuaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Decompression, Surgical - instrumentation; Decompression, Surgical - methods; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Original Article; Retrospective Studies; Self Expandable Metallic Stents; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Obstructive colorectal cancer; Oncological outcomes; Self-expandable metallic stent; Transanal decompression tube; Bridge to surgery

Purpose Few studies have investigated the long-term oncological outcomes of the self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery (BTS) for obstructive colorectal cancer (OCRC). We conducted this study to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of the SEMS with those of the traditional...