Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(8):365-374. Proponents of stents as bridges to surgery recognize the potential quality-of-life benefit in avoiding a temporary or permanent colostomy, and ...

Approximately 20% of cases of colorectal cancer are accompanied by acute colonic obstruction. While emergency colonic surgery is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, placement of a self ...

The largest randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of two surgical interventions for treating acute malignant bowel obstruction, a common symptom of patients with colorectal cancer, suggests ...

A 66-year-old man with a history of metastatic rectal carcinoma was admitted due to fecaluria, increasing constipation, and abdominal pain. A computed tomographic (CT) scan with contrast enema showed ...

Stents open up narrowed arteries. When you have a stent placed, it’s meant to be permanent. Stents can stay in your body without breaking down over time, though in some cases they may need replacement ...