Short-term outcomes of stents in obstructive rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Short-term outcomes of stents in obstructive rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: With acute obstruction due to rectal or recto-sigmoid cancer, the safety and success of deploying self-expandable metal stents has been controversial. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the existing evidence on the outcomes and complication rates of stent placement in th...

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Main Authors: Nora H Trabulsi, Hajar M Halawani, Esraa A Alshahrani, Rawan M Alamoudi, Sama K Jambi, Nouf Y Akeel, Ali H Farsi, Mohammed O Nassif, Ali A Samkari, Abdulaziz M Saleem, Nadim H Malibary, Mohammad M Abbas, Luca Gianotti, Antonietta Lamazza, Jin Young Yoon, Nada J Farsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
complication
obstruction
rectal cancer
stent
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2021;volume=27;issue=3;spage=127;epage=135;aulast=Trabulsi

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