Open AccessPredictors of Complications and Mortality in Patients with Self-Expanding Metallic Stents for the Palliation of Malignant Colonic Obstruction
Author(s) -
Mafalda Sousa,
Rolando Pinho,
Luísa Proença,
Joana Silva,
Ana Ponte,
Jaime Rodrigues,
João Carvalho
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2341-4545
pISSN - 2387-1954
DOI - 10.1159/000452697
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , surgery , retrospective cohort study , colorectal cancer , metastasis , mortality rate , gastroenterology , cancer , nursing
Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) for palliative purposes in malignant colonic obstruction are an alternative to surgery that has gained popularity over time.
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