title: Interdisciplinary Canadian guidelines on the use of metal stents in the gastrointestinal tract for oncological indications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide evidence-based guidelines regarding the appropriate use of gastrointestinal stents for oncologic indications. This document describes the use of gastrointestinal stents by appropriately trained physicians.
  
  
  METHODS
  This document is based on a review of the published evidence and supplemented by consensus expert opinion. Gastrointestinal stenting has been evaluated in terms of technical success, complications, patient satisfaction, clinical outcome, and cost-benefit analysis. This document was approved by the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association; approval from the other relevant Canadian societies is pending.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gastrointestinal stenting has a valuable role in the management of gastrointestinal malignancy. The decision to use such devices should be taken after comprehensive multidisciplinary clinical, endoscopic, and radiologic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. mark.baerlocher@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Mark Otto
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Baerlocher
authors.forename: Murray R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Asch
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kortan
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Calvin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Law
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D002170:Canada; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008670:Metals; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D008670:Metals