Endoscopic stenting versus surgical colostomy for the management of malignant colonic obstruction: comparison of hospital costs and clinical outcomes

BACKGROUND: Although stent placement is increasingly performed, colostomy still is considered the gold standard for emergent relief of malignant colonic obstruction (MCO). This study aimed to compare hospital costs and clinical outcomes between patients undergoing colostomy and those undergoing sten...

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Autores principales: Varadarajulu, Shyam, Roy, Ann, Lopes, Tercio, Drelichman, Ernesto R., Kim, Micheline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21293882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1523-y

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