Open AccessColonic stentingvsemergent surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Guangyao Ye,
Zhe Cui,
Lu Chen,
Ming Zhong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5608
Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , stoma (medicine) , abscess , surgery , cochrane library , gastroenterology , confidence interval
To investigate the effects of emergent preoperative self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) vs emergent surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction.