Colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for malignant colonic obstruction: results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (ESCO trial).
Alberto ArezzoCarmen BalagueEduardo TargaronaFelice BorghiGiorgio GiraudoLuigi GhezzoAntonio ArroyoJavier Sola-VeraPaolo De PaolisMaurizio BossottiElisa BannoneEdoardo ForcignanòMarco Augusto BoninoRoberto PasseraMario MorinoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2016)
Our findings indicate that the two treatment strategies are equivalent. No difference in oncologic outcome was found at a median follow-up of 36 months. The significantly lower stoma rate noted in the SBTS group argues in favour of the SBTS procedure when performed in expert hands.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- study protocol
- coronary artery bypass
- clinical trial
- public health
- emergency department
- surgical site infection
- robot assisted
- ulcerative colitis
- phase iii
- antiplatelet therapy
- prostate cancer
- clinical practice
- rectal cancer
- phase ii
- cross sectional
- acute coronary syndrome
- radical prostatectomy
- coronary artery disease
- placebo controlled