Treatment of acute malignant colorectal obstruction with self-expandable metallic stents

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 385-388

  Wong, Kutt Sing ^a   Cheong, Denis Mun Onn ^a   Wong, Daniel ^b  

^a Departments of General Surgery   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bowel preparation; Colorectal cancer; Colostomy; Intestinal obstruction; Palliation; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STENT; AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

METAL;

EID: 0036064672     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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