Differences in clinical outcomes according to the time interval between the bridge to surgery stenting and surgery for left-sided malignant colorectal obstruction

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• who: Hyung-Hoon Oh from the A total of , patients who underwent SEMS placement for MCO between January , and December , at the Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Chonnam National University Hospital were retrospectively reviewedThe eligibility criteria included (1) patients who were diagnosed with colonic obstruction using a combination of clinical and radiologic signs of obstruction, (2) histologically confirmed cancer, located in the left-sided colon (defined as splenic flexure, descending colon, or sigmoid colon), and (3) patients who had SEMS placement as a bridge to curative intent surgery. Exclusion criteria were (1) stage IV cancer or . . .
  

   

  

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