Open AccessLong-term survival after self-expanding metallic stent or stoma decompression as bridge to surgery in acute malignant large bowel obstruction
Author(s) -
Tobias Axmarker,
Märta Leffler,
Mattias Lepsenyi,
Henrik Thorlacius,
Ingvar Syk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab018
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , stoma (medicine) , perforation , bowel obstruction , colorectal cancer , decompression , stent , cancer , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) as bridge to surgery have been questioned due to the fear of perforation and tumour spread. This study aimed to compare SEMS and stoma as bridge to surgery in acute malignant large bowel obstruction in the Swedish population.
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