Severe complications limit long-term clinical success of self-expanding metal stents in patients with obstructive colorectal cancer

G Fernández-Esparrach, JM Bordas… - Official journal of the …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are increasingly being used to treat
malignant colorectal obstruction. However, complications have been reported in up to 50 …

Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant colonic obstruction: long-term outcomes and complication factors

AJ Small, N Coelho-Prabhu, TH Baron - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) are used for colonic obstruction
palliatively and preoperatively. OBJECTIVE: Determine long-term efficacy, incidence of …

Clinical outcomes and patency of self-expanding metal stents in patients with malignant colorectal obstruction: a prospective single center study

JP Im, SG Kim, HW Kang, JS Kim, HC Jung… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Backgrounds and aims Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) have been used as a palliative
treatment for malignant colorectal obstruction. However, the reports about primary stent …

Pooled analysis of the efficacy and safety of self-expanding metal stenting in malignant colorectal obstruction

S Sebastian, S Johnston, T Geoghegan… - Official journal of the …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metal stents have been used in the management of
colorectal obstruction as an alternative to emergency surgery. Our aim was to systematically …

Use of self-expanding metal stents to treat malignant colorectal obstruction in general endoscopic practice (with videos)

J García-Cano, F González-Huix, D Juzgado… - Gastrointestinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are being increasingly used to solve
malignant colorectal obstruction (MCRO). Patients can then either undergo scheduled …

Clinical outcomes and risk factors for technical and clinical failures of self-expandable metal stent insertion for malignant colorectal obstruction

JY Yoon, YS Jung, SP Hong, TI Kim, WH Kim… - Gastrointestinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) insertion is widely used for
relief of malignant colorectal obstructions, the immediate technical and clinical failure rates …

Comparison of efficacies between stents for malignant colorectal obstruction: a randomized, prospective study

S Park, JH Cheon, JJ Park, CM Moon, SP Hong… - Gastrointestinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Colonoscopic insertion of a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) has
been widely performed for the treatment of malignant colorectal obstruction. Different types …

Self-expandable metal stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: short-term safety and efficacy within 30 days of stent procedure in 447 patients

S Meisner, F Gonzalez-Huix, JG Vandervoort… - Gastrointestinal …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) can alleviate malignant colonic
obstruction and avoid emergency decompressive surgery. OBJECTIVE: To document …

Outcome of 141 cases of self-expandable metallic stent placements for malignant and benign colorectal strictures in a single center

Y Saida, T Enomoto, K Takabayashi, A Otsuji… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Background The use of a self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) has emerged as an
alternative treatment option for malignant colorectal obstruction. Although the technical …

Factors associated with the long-term outcome of a self-expandable colon stent used for palliation of malignant colorectal obstruction

MK Jung, SY Park, SW Jeon, CM Cho, WY Tak… - Surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Background The placement of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) is a safe and effective
definitive procedure for the palliation of malignant colorectal obstruction. In this study, the …