Colonic Stents for Colorectal Cancer Are Seldom Used and Mainly for Palliation of Obstruction: A Population-Based Study
Self-expandable stents for obstructing colorectal cancer (CRC) offer an alternative to operative management. The objective of the study was to determine stent utilization for CRC obstruction in the province of Ontario between April 1, 2000, and March 30, 2009. Colonic stent utilization characteristi...
Main Authors: | Anna M. Borowiec, Charlie S. K. Wang, Elaine Yong, Calvin Law, Natalie Coburn, Rinku Sutradhar, Nancy Baxter, Lawrence Paszat, Jill Tinmouth |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1945172 |
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