Stents and stentability: treatment for malignant bowel obstruction

Jeff Turner; Tom Cummin; Adam Bennett; Gillian Swift; John Green

doi:10.12968/hmed.2008.69.12.676

Stents and stentability: treatment for malignant bowel obstruction

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2008 Dec;69(12):676-80. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.12.676.

Authors

Jeff Turner¹, Tom Cummin, Adam Bennett, Gillian Swift, John Green

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff CF64 2XX.

PMID: 19186604
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.12.676

Abstract

Colonic stents offer a palliative treatment for patients with malignant bowel obstruction otherwise requiring surgery and possible stoma, or as a bridge to surgery for potentially curative malignant disease. This article reviews the indications, risks and benefits of stent insertion.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Colorectal Neoplasms / complications
Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
Colorectal Neoplasms / therapy*
Contraindications
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
Intestinal Obstruction / pathology
Intestinal Obstruction / therapy*
Male
Palliative Care / economics
Palliative Care / methods*
Stents* / adverse effects
Stents* / economics
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome