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The Outcome of Self-Expanding Metal Stents in Elderly Patients
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Emergency surgery for large bowel obstruction is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in elderly patients. Colonic self-expanding metal stents may provide temporary relief of obstructions and enable preoperative evaluation. The aim of this retrosp...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392657 http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2014.00038 |