Management of left-sided malignant colonic obstruction : an audit of a stent based protocol

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Colonic self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) are proven to be safe and effective in the management of selected cases of malignant colonic obstruction. Since 2005, we have used endoscopic decompression with SEMS as the primary treatment...

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Main Author: Warden, C
Other Authors: Stupart, D
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11006