title: Stents and stentability: treatment for malignant bowel obstruction.
abstract: Colonic stents offer a palliative treatment for patients with malignant bowel obstruction otherwise requiring surgery and possible stoma, or as a bridge to surgery for potentially curative malignant disease. This article reviews the indications, risks and benefits of stent insertion.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff CF64 2XX.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cummin
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome