SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2022
Colonic stent as a bridge to surgery versus emergency resection for right-sided malignant large bowel obstruction: a meta-analysis.
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- Laparoscopic versus open surgery in obstructive colorectal cancer patients following stents placement: a comprehensive meta-analysis of cohort studies.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Long-term outcomes of bridge to surgery using colonic stents and emergency surgery in right-sided obstructive colon cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgery today · 2026Review
- Feasibility and safety of colonic flexural stenting: a comparative analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical spotlight review: best practices for the management of colorectal cancer in the emergency and acute care setting.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
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- Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Oncologic Surgical Emergencies: A Retrospective Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer emergencies.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Short-term and long-term outcomes of self-expandable metallic stent placement versus creation of a diverting stoma for obstructive colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2025Review
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- 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
- Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Obstructing Colon Cancer and Extracolonic Cancer: A Review of Latest Evidence.Cancers · 2024Review
- Endoscopic techniques for management of large colorectal polyps, strictures and leaks.Surgery open science · 2024Article
- Malignant Acute Colonic Obstruction: Multidisciplinary Approach for Endoscopic Management.Cancers · 2024Review
- Danish guidelines for treating acute colonic obstruction caused by colorectal cancer-a review.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Article
- Importance of preoperative total colonoscopy and endoscopic resection after self-expandable metallic stent placement for obstructive colorectal cancer as a bridge-to-surgery.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Long-term outcomes between self-expandable metallic stent and transanal decompression tube for malignant large bowel obstruction: A multicenter retrospective study and meta-analysis.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Review
- A Review of Colonoscopy in Intestinal Diseases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Comparison of Short-term Outcomes of a Self-expandable Metallic Stent as a Bridge to Laparoscopic Surgery between Right- and Left-sided Obstructive Colorectal Cancers: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2022Article
- Case report: Stent-first strategy as a potential approach in the management of malignant right-sided colonic obstruction with cardiovascular risks.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative colonic stenting for malignant large bowel obstruction (MLBO), also called bridge to surgery (BTS), is considered a great substitute treatment for emergency resection (ER) in the left-sided colon. However, its efficacy in the right-sided colon remains controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the postoperative short-term outcomes between BTS and ER for right-sided MLBO.
methodsA comprehensive electronic literature search throughout December 2020 was performed to identify studies comparing short-term outcomes between BTS and ER for right-side MLBO. The main outcome measures were postoperative complications and mortality rates. A meta-analysis was performed using a fixed-effect or a random-effect method to calculate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs).
resultsSeven studies were included in this meta-analysis, comprising 5136 patients, of whom 1662 (32.4%) underwent BTS and 3474 (67.6%) underwent ER. This meta-analysis demonstrated that BTS resulted in reductions in postoperative complications (OR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.66-0.92) and mortality (OR = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.28-0.92) than ER.
conclusionThe results of this meta-analysis indicate that BTS for right-sided MLBO confers preferable short-term outcomes as well as for left-sided. This suggests that BTS results in a reduction of postoperative complications and mortality for right-sided MLBO than ER.
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