title: [Treatment of a large bowel neoplastic obstruction left-sided by self-expanding enteral stent. Personal experience].
abstract: The authors report on their experience in the treatment with self-expanding enteral stent for acute left-sided large bowel obstruction and believe that this procedure is effective as a "bridge to surgery". From January to November 2005 3 patients have been treated with colorectal stents in obstructing left-sided large bowel carcinoma: over the following 24 hours we observed canalization and consequent disocclusion of the colonrectum. Stented patients were treated with elective colonic resection with primary anastomosis avoiding decompressive stoma and Hartmann's procedure.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa di Chirurgia Generale II ad indirizzo d'urgenza-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montini
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cinquesanti
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: di Corcia
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Gioia
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Millo
authors.forename: Giuseppe Lo
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Storto
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Melino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulivieri
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tricarico
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents