[Study of stent placement period and stent-related complications in metastatic and obstructive colorectal cancer patients who received palliative chemotherapy after stent placement].
OBJECTIVE
To examine the complications and determine the detention period in obstructive colorectal cancer patients who received chemotherapy after placement of a stent in the colon.


METHODS
Seven out of 16 patients with colon cancer received chemotherapy in our hospital after stent placement as palliative therapy.


RESULTS
No complications such as perforation, restenosis, deviation, or bleeding were noted. Stent insertion after median 224 stenting period was (66-397) days.


CONCLUSIONS
Systemic chemotherapy after stenting is associated with an increased risk of perforation or deviations, but no complications were noted in this study. More cases are needed to determine the optimal detention period.
Dept. of Digestive Tract and General Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University.
Satoshi
S
Hatano
Takeaki
T
Matsuzawa
Noriyasu
N
Chika
Yuichiro
Y
Watanabe
Minoru
M
Fukuchi
Yoshitaka
Y
Tsuji
Yoichi
Y
Kumagai
Keiichiro
K
Ishibashi
Erito
E
Mochiki
Hideyuki
H
Ishida
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome