ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine
Short-term outcomes after self-expandable metal stent insertion for obstructing colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
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- An evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic colon stenting in the treatment of obstructive left colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- From Recognition to Prevention: Modern Approaches to Complication Reduction in Colorectal Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes of endoscopic stent in curative and palliative management of malignant colonic obstruction: a retrospective cohort study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Transforming outcomes: the pivotal role of self-expanding metal stents in right- and left-sided malignant colorectal obstructions-bridge to surgery: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis.Clinical endoscopy · 2025Article
- 5-year oncological outcomes in left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: stent as bridge to surgery.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Successful resection of colonic metastasis of lung cancer after colonic stent placement: A case report and review of the literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are used as a bridge to surgery for colon cancer patients as an alternative to emergency surgery. Currently, there is a paucity of literature from Saudi Arabia on the preoperative usage of SEMS.
objectiveDetermine whether SEMS are associated with a higher rate of complications.
designRetrospective cohort study SETTINGS: Tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn patients diagnosed with obstructing colon cancer, up-front surgical resection was compared with insertion of SEMS followed by surgical resection between the years 2009 and 2013.
main outcome measuresRate of stent-related short-term complications. Secondary endpoint, postoperative complications. SAMPLE SIZE: 65.
resultsTwenty-four (36.9%) patients underwent SEMS placement; 41 (63.1%) underwent primary surgery. The median (interquartile range) hospital stay was significantly higher among the SEMS group (13 [8.5] days versus 7 [3] days in the primary surgery group,
conclusionSEMS is associated with longer hospital stays and short-term serious complications. Further research should be conducted, preferably with a larger sample size. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design, small sample size. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.
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