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Clinical benefits and oncologic equivalence of self-expandable metallic stent insertion for right-sided malignant colonic obstruction

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Background

The efficacy of stenting for right-sided malignant colonic obstruction is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and clinical benefits of self-expandable metallic stent insertion for right-sided malignant colonic obstruction.

Methods

Clinical data from patients who underwent right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer from January 2006 to July 2014 at three Korea University hospitals were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 39 patients who developed malignant obstruction in the right-sided colon were identified, and their data were analyzed.

Results

Stent insertion was attempted in 16 patients, and initial technical success was achieved in 14 patients (87.5 %). No stent-related immediate complications were reported. Complete relief from obstruction was achieved in all 14 patients. Twenty-five patients, including two patients who failed stenting, underwent emergency surgery. In the stent group, 93 % (13/14) of patients underwent elective laparoscopic surgery, and only one surgery was converted to an open procedure. All patients in the emergency group underwent emergency surgery within 24 h of admission. In the emergency group, only 12 % (3/25) of patients underwent laparoscopic surgery, with one surgery converted to an open procedure. All patients in both groups underwent either laparoscopy-assisted or open right/extended right hemicolectomy with primary anastomoses as the first operation. The operative times, retrieved lymph nodes, and pathologic stage did not differ between the two groups. Postoperative hospital stay (9.4 ± 3.4 days in the stent group vs. 12.4 ± 5.9 in the emergency group, p = 0.089) and time to resume oral food intake (3.2 ± 2.1 days in the stent group vs. 5.7 ± 3.4 in the emergency group, p = 0.019) were shorter in the stent group. And there were no significant differences in disease-free survival and overall survival between the two groups.

Conclusions

Stent insertion appears to be safe and feasible in patients with right-sided colonic malignant obstruction. It facilitates minimally invasive surgery and may result in better short-term surgical outcomes.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea

    Woong Bae Ji & Jun Won Um

  2. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 126-1, Anam-dong 5-ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea

    Jung Myun Kwak, Dong Woo Kang, Han Deok Kwak, Jin Kim & Seon Hahn Kim

  3. Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Sun-Il Lee & Byung-Wook Min

  4. Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    Nak Song Sung

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Drs. WB Ji, JM Kwak, DW Kang, HD Kwak, NS Sung, KD Hong, JW Um, SY Jeoung, SH Kang, SI Lee, BW Min, J Kim, BR Keum, ES Kim, and SH Kim have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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Ji, W.B., Kwak, J.M., Kang, D.W. et al. Clinical benefits and oncologic equivalence of self-expandable metallic stent insertion for right-sided malignant colonic obstruction. Surg Endosc 31, 153–158 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-016-4946-2

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