Yusuke Okuda, Takaya Shimura, Konomu Uno, Tomonori Yamada, Takayuki Nukui, Takashi Mizushima, Yuya Takenaka, Keisuke Itoh, Yuki Inagaki, Takanori Ozeki, Kazuhiro Nagao, Masahide Ebi, Erika Uchida, Satoshi Nomura, Yu Nojiri, Shozo Togawa, Naomi Sugimura, Shigeki Fukusada, Hiroyasu Iwasaki, Takahito Katano, Hiromi Kataoka
BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) and trans-anal colorectal tube (TCT) are alternative treatments to conventional emergency surgery for non-right-sided obstructive colon cancer (NROCC). However, the one with better short- and long-term outcomes remains controversial. Thus, this multicenter case-control study aimed to analyze and compare SEMS and TCT for NROCC. METHODS: Patients with stage II/III NROCC who underwent surgery between January 2010 and December 2019 at either of the eight selected Japanese affiliate hospitals were, retrospectively, reviewed...
January 11, 2023: Journal of Gastroenterology