Nature

The optimal time interval between the placement of self-expandable metallic stent and elective surgery in patients with obstructive colon cancer

A bridge to surgery (BTS) after a colonic stent for obstructive colon cancer has not been accepted as a standard treatment strategy. Also, there is no consensus regarding the optimal time interval for ...
Medscape

Implantable Self-expanding Metal Stents for Malignant Colonic Obstruction

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Nature

A retrospective evaluation of short-term results from colonic stenting as a bridge to elective surgery versus emergency surgery for malignant colonic obstruction

The efficacy and safety of self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) placement as a bridge to elective surgery versus emergency surgery to treat malignant colonic obstruction is debated. This study aimed ...
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Long-term outcomes of stenting as a bridge to surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction.

Association of genetic variants in plastin family genes with tumor recurrence in stage II/III colon cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...
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Colonic stenting no more effective than emergency surgery in patients with malignant bowel obstruction

The largest randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of two surgical interventions for treating acute malignant bowel obstruction, a common symptom of patients with colorectal cancer, suggests ...