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  • Title: Long-term outcome of stenting as a bridge to surgery for acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction.
    Author: Quereshy FA, Poon JT, Law WL.
    Journal: Colorectal Dis; 2014 Oct; 16(10):788-93. PubMed ID: 24836397.
    Abstract:
    AIM: This study aimed to evaluate both the short- and long-term outcomes associated with colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery in patients with obstructing adenocarcinoma of the colon. METHOD: Patients with potentially curable acute left-sided colonic obstruction treated with stenting as a bridge to surgery (n = 28) or with emergency surgical resection (n = 39) from January 1998 to December 2008 were identified from a prospectively maintained database. Short-term data on postoperative mortality, morbidity, necessity of intensive care and length of hospital stay were compared. Overall survival and disease-free survival were also analysed. RESULTS: Patients in the two study arms had similar demographic profiles. Those receiving preoperative stenting had a higher likelihood of a laparoscopic resection (P < 0.001). The emergency surgery group had a higher rate of postoperative complications (P = 0.024), rate of intensive care unit admission (P = 0.013) and longer total length of hospital stay (9 vs 12 days, P = 0.001). With a median follow-up of 26.5 and 31.3 months for the stenting and surgical resection groups, there was no difference in overall and disease-free survival (overall survival 30 vs 31 months, P = 0.858; disease-free survival 13 vs 12 months, P = 0.989). There was no difference in the rate of systemic recurrence (8 vs 13, P = 0.991). CONCLUSION: Stenting as a bridge to surgery is a safe strategy for acute left-sided colonic obstruction with improved short-term outcome and comparable long-term oncological results.
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