Objective. Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) have been successfully used as a “bridge to
surgery” or as palliation for acute malignant colorectal obstruction. Little data on the use of …

Background Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are an established treatment for palliation
of malignant colorectal strictures and as a bridge to surgery for acute malignant colonic …

Objective The use of stents for benign colorectal obstruction is considered controversial
because of a lack of data and perceived high failure and complication rates. The aim of this …

BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) are used for colonic obstruction
palliatively and preoperatively. OBJECTIVE: Determine long-term efficacy, incidence of …

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 …

Background and Aims: Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) have since 1991 established
themselves as an option in the treatment of large bowel obstruction. The aim of this study …

Background Since their introduction, selfextending metal stents (SEMS) have established
themselves as an option in the treatment of obstructive colorectal cancer. Thanks to stenting …

Aim. Self‐expanding metal stents (SEMSs) are increasingly used for the palliation of
metastatic colorectal cancer and as a bridge to surgery for obstructing tumours. This case …

OBJECTIVES: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are increasingly being used to treat
malignant colorectal obstruction. However, complications have been reported in up to 50 …

Background: The use of self-expandable metallic stents in the management of obstructing
colorectal cancer has been described with increasing frequency in the literature. Our goal …