Preoperative Colonic Stents Versus Emergency Surgery for Acute Left-Sided Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Meta-analysis

Xuan Huang,Bin Lv,Shuo Zhang,Li-Na Meng

Preoperative Colonic Stents Versus Emergency Surgery for Acute Left-Sided Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Meta-analysis

2014

Xuan Huang
Bin Lv
Shuo Zhang
Li-Na Meng

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction.

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Randomized controlled trial
Meta-analysis
General surgery
Surgery
Colorectal surgery
Colonic obstruction
Medicine
Colonic stents
emergency surgery
bridge to surgery
left sided

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