Optimal management of malignant left-sided large bowel obstruction: do international guidelines agree?

Abstract Background Approximately 20% of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer will present with left-sided large bowel obstruction. The optimal management of this cohort of patients remains unclear. We aimed to review international guidelines to see if there was a consensus on the treatment of...

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Main Authors: Peter John Webster, Joanna Aldoori, Dermot Anthony Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-019-0242-5