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