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Showing posts with label malignant colonic obstruction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label malignant colonic obstruction. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Colonic stenting versus emergency surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a multicentre randomised trial : The Lancet Oncology



Background

Colonic stenting as a bridge to elective surgery is an alternative for emergency surgery in patients with acute malignant colonic obstruction, but its benefits are uncertain.
We aimed to establish whether colonic stenting has better health outcomes than does emergency surgery.