CHICAGO — Using a stent to unblock the bowel in left-sided colorectal cancer patients before surgery, rather than proceeding directly to emergency surgery, could significantly reduce the number of ...
This report compared the benefits of 2 types of surgical palliation for patients with malignant colorectal cancer: insertion of a stent (n = 30) or a palliative surgical procedure (n =14). Patients ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Millions of medical procedures every year rely on stents—small mesh-like tubes—to keep body channels open when diseases threaten to close them off. These stents help restore blood ...