Relief of Obstruction in Left-Sided Obstructive Colon Cancer: Nationwide Analysis of Applied Treatment in the Palliative Setting.
Julie M L SijmonsBobby ZamarayJ V VeldAnne-Loes K WarpsJan Willem T DekkerJurriaan B TuynmanHenderik L van WestreenenEsther C J ConstenPieter J TanisPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2024)
This study revealed that DS was the primary treatment modality for palliative management of LSOCC in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2019, while the guidelines recommended SEMS as preferred treatment. For patients with LSOCC eligible for stenting in the palliative setting, SEMS placement should become more available and accessible as the preferred treatment option, to avoid a stoma in the terminal phase of life.