A multicenter case-control study of self-expanding metallic stent versus trans-anal colorectal tube for stage II/III non-right-sided obstructive colon cancer.
Yusuke OkudaTakaya ShimuraKonomu UnoTomonori YamadaTakayuki NukuiTakashi MizushimaYuya TakenakaKeisuke ItohYuki InagakiTakanori OzekiKazuhiro NagaoMasahide EbiErika UchidaSatoshi NomuraYu NojiriShozo TogawaNaomi SugimuraShigeki FukusadaHiroyasu IwasakiTakahito KatanoHiromi KataokaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology (2023)
Both SEMS and TCT revealed similar long-term outcomes, but SEMS placement was better in achieving primary resection/anastomosis and laparoscopic surgery in patients with stage II/III NROCC.