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Stents have the potential to avoid high risk surgery for patients with large bowel obstruction . This paper reviews the evidence for using self-expanding metallic stents in this situation
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Why is it important?
Greater use of stents may lead to a reduction in the overall mortality in large bowel obstruction
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This page is a summary of: Self-expanding metallic stent for large bowel obstruction: evidence-based analysis results, Colorectal Disease, July 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/codi.13761.
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