Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Colorectal Cancer: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice

Introduction: Colonic self-expandable metal stent placement is widely used for palliation of obstructive colorectal cancer. The European recommendations for stent placement as a bridge to elective surgery in obstructive colorectal cancer were recently reviewed. The aim of this study was to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Maria Pia Costa Santos, Carolina Palmela, Rosa Ferreira, Elídio Barjas, António Alberto Santos, Rui Maio, Marília Cravo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-11-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454516300643