Warning: Undefined variable $zfal in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 525
Deprecated: str_replace(): Passing null to parameter #3 ($subject) of type array|string is deprecated in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 525
Warning: Undefined variable $sterm in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 530
free
Warning: Undefined variable $sterm in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\mlpefetch.php on line 531
free free
English Wikipedia
Nephropedia Template TP (
Twit Text
DeepDyve Pubget Overpricing |
lüll The new nitinol conformable self-expandable metal stents for malignant colonic obstruction: a pilot experience as bridge to surgery treatment Di Mitri R; Mocciaro FScientificWorldJournal 2014[]; 2014 (ä): 651765INTRODUCTION: Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) are a nonsurgical option for treatment of malignant colorectal obstruction also as a bridge to surgery approach. The new nitinol conformable stent has improved clinical outcomes in these kinds of patients. We report a pilot experience with nitinol conformable SEMS placement as bridge to surgery treatment in patients with colorectal obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between April and August 2012, we collected data on colonic nitinol conformable SEMS placement in a cohort of consecutive symptomatic patients, with malignant colorectal obstruction, who were treated as a bridge to surgery. Technical success, clinical success, and adverse events were recorded. RESULTS: Ten patients (7 male (70%)), with a mean age of 69.2+/-10.1, were evaluated. The mean length of the stenosis was 3.6+/-0.6 cm. Five patients (50%) were treated on an emergency basis. The median time from stent placement to surgery was 16 days (interquartile range 7-21). Technical and clinical success was achieved in all patients with a significant early improvement of symptoms. No adverse events due to the SEMS placement were observed. CONCLUSION: This pilot study confirmed the important role of nitinol conformable SEMS as a bridge to surgery option in the treatment of symptomatic malignant colorectal obstruction.|*Stents[MESH]|Aged[MESH]|Alloys/administration & dosage/*chemistry[MESH]|Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis/*surgery[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Intestinal Obstruction/diagnosis/*surgery[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Metals/administration & dosage/*chemistry[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Pilot Projects[MESH]|Prospective Studies[MESH]|Prosthesis Design/*trends[MESH]|Treatment Outcome[MESH] |