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Colonic stenting in malignant large bowel obstruction

In patients who are surgical candidates, colonic stenting is beneficial for preoperative decompression in large bowel obstruction, as it can convert a surgical procedure from an emergent two‐step approach into an elective one‐step resection with a primary anastomosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rajadurai, Vinita A., Levitt, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.560
Descripción
Sumario:In patients who are surgical candidates, colonic stenting is beneficial for preoperative decompression in large bowel obstruction, as it can convert a surgical procedure from an emergent two‐step approach into an elective one‐step resection with a primary anastomosis.