Palliative Management of Malignant Rectosigmoidal Obstruction. Colostomy vs. Endoscopic Stenting. A Randomized Prospective Trial

Anticancer Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Fiori, Enrico ^a,b   Lamazza, Antonietta ^a   De Cesare, Alessandro ^a   Bononi, Marco ^a   Volpino, Patrizia ^a   Schillaci, Alberto ^a   Cavallaro, Antonino ^a   Cangemi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colostomy; Metallic stent; Rectosigmoidal obstruction; Self expanding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTOSIGMOID OBSTRUCTION; STENT; STOMA;

AGED; COLOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; SIGMOID DISEASES; STENTS;

EID: 1442277080     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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