title: Rectal stents as an alternative to surgery.
authors.forename: Jay P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Babich
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Friedel
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D015607:Stents