Acute Treatment of Malignant Colorectal Occlusion: Real Life Practice

Acute Treatment of Malignant Colorectal Occlusion: Real Life Practice

Introduction: Colorectal cancer presents itself as acute bowel occlusion in 10–40% of patients. There are two main therapeutic approaches: urgent surgery and endoluminal placement self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS). Aims and Methods: This study intended to better clarify the risk/benefit ratio o...

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Main Authors: Dália Fernandes, Sara Domingues, Bruno Moreira Gonçalves, Pedro Bastos, Aníbal Ferreira, António Rodrigues, Raquel Gonçalves, Luís Lopes, Carla Rolanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-03-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Obstruction
Stents
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454515001386

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