title: Colonic stenting for malignant disease: review of literature.
abstract: Colonic stents potentially offer effective palliation for patients with bowel obstruction attributable to incurable malignancy, and a "bridge to surgery" for those in whom emergency surgery would necessitate a stoma. Literature search of the Medline, Scopus and Cochrane Library was performed to identify comparative studies reporting outcomes on colonic stenting and surgery for large bowel obstruction; and to identify the use of stents as a "bridge to the elective surgery". Colorectal stenting can be considered a safe and effective procedure with a low mortality and morbidity for both preoperative and palliative decompression of colonic obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy. gianlorenzo.dionigi@uninsubria.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrafiello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Annoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Recaldini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laganà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacuzzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dionigi
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents