researcher/consumer - needs patient/caregiver assistance - please respond per message below - colonic stents/ovarian cancer

Can anyone - survivour and/or caregiver help here, with great thanks. A friend/researcher is looking  for specific information relating to colon stents and ovarian cancer, As I do not have any personal experience with stents,  it would be very unwise for me to comment. Your input, positive and or negative would be very helpful. If you wish, I will include your name and address when I forward on the information (permission). Please post either to the blog or  to me at: sandipn@sympatico.ca
Thanks as always.
Sandi  Pniauskas

http://ovariancancerandus.blogspot.com

request as below:

"I wonder if you can help me with some 'consumer input' into the use of stents ch stoma and no intervention eg relief with stents, for how long, eating and energy, and harmful effects

 

I am trying to do a response to a health technology assessment - for introduction of the stents.

 

I can talk about the trauma of partial and complete blockages in the late stages of cancer, but not specifically stents

 

If you have the time to jot down a few points that would be really appreciated."

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.