title: Enteral stents in malignant bowel obstruction.
abstract: Colorectal stent placement offers a minimally invasive approach for relief of malignant bowel obstruction. Stent placement is safe and effective in carefully selected patients as a bridge to surgery or for definitive palliation of obstruction. Concerns remain regarding the long-term efficacy of stent placement and related complications. Future studies are needed to identify patients who are the best candidates for stent placement.
authors.affiliation: Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: A Aziz
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aadam
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome