Long-term outcomes of palliative colonic stenting versus emergency surgery for acute proximal malignant colonic obstruction: a multicenter trial

Background and study aims Long-term data are limited regarding clinical outcomes of self-expanding metal stents as an alternative for surgery in the treatment of acute proximal MBO. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of stenting to surgery for palliation in patients with inc...

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Main Authors: Ali Siddiqui, Natalie Cosgrove, Linda H. Yan, Daniel Brandt, Raymond Janowski, Ankush Kalra, Tingting Zhan, Todd H. Baron, Allesandro Repici, Linda Jo Taylor, Douglas. G. Adler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-102403