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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9373-9379
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9373
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9373
Colorectal stenting for palliation and as a bridge to surgery: A 5-year follow-up study
Baris Bayraktar, Alp Ozcelik, General Surgery Department, Yalova Hospital, Yalova 77100, Turkey
Ibrahim Ali Ozemir, General Surgery Department, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34100, Turkey
Umut Kefeli, Medical Oncology Department, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Kocaeli 41112, Turkey
Gokhan Demiral, General Surgery Department, Rize Public Hospitals Association, Rize 53100, Turkey
Julide Sagiroğlu, General Surgery Department, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Medeniyet University, Istanbul 34100, Turkey
Onur Bayraktar, General Surgery Department, Acibadem Atakent Hospital, Istanbul 34210, Turkey
Gupse Adali, Gastroenterology Department, Corum Research and Training Hospital, Hitit University, Corum 19110, Turkey
Osman Baran Tortum, General Surgery Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul 34200, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally in performing the literature search and analyzing results; Kefeli U, Bayraktar B and Demiral G wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Medeniyet University Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All patients gave their verbal consent for reporting these cases.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest (including commercial, personal, political, intellectual, or religious interests).
Data sharing statement: No unpublished data were available.
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Correspondence to: Baris Bayraktar, MD, General Surgery Department, Yalova Hospital, Yalova 77100, Turkey. ofbeabim@yahoo.com
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Received: March 10, 2015
Peer-review started: March 11, 2015
First decision: March 26, 2015
Revised: April 15, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Peer-review started: March 11, 2015
First decision: March 26, 2015
Revised: April 15, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Article in press: June 10, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Colorectal stents can be used for two indications in colorectal malignancies; palliative dilatation of advanced disease, and preoperative decompression as a bridge to surgery. In both indications, colonic stents prevent colostomy with stoma. Decompression of the bowel gives time for surgeons to stabilize the patient, stage the disease with imaging techniques, and take a biopsy. Thus, it allows one-stage surgery with primary anastomosis. Palliative colorectal stenting was shown to be as effective and acceptable as palliative surgery. Colonic stents showed long-term efficacy comparable to that of surgery.