Fluoroscopic Stenting as a Bridge to Surgery versus Emergency Management for Malignant Obstruction of the Colon
Table 1
Comparison of variables between the SEMS group and ES group.
Variables
SEMS group (n = 33)
ES group (n = 50)
value‡
Age (years)†
73 (62–77)
70 (60–80)
0.867¶
Gender
0.343
Male
25 (75.8)
33 (66.0)
Female
8 (24.2)
17 (34.0)
WIC
4.1 (2.4)
3.7 (2.4)
0.433§
BMI
22.4 (2.8)
22.3 (3.6)
0.946§
ASA (%)
0.612
I
1 (3.0)
5 (10.0)
II
22 (66.7)
27 (54.0)
III
9 (27.3)
15 (30.0)
IV
1 (3.0)
3 (6.0)
Tumor location
0.194
Ascending colon
4 (12.1)
16 (32.0)
Transverse colon
2 (6.1)
2 (4.0)
Descending colon
10 (30.3)
13 (26.0)
Sigmoid colon
17 (51.5)
19 (38.0)
Pathological stage
0.627
I
2 (6.1)
2 (4.0)
II
15 (45.4)
21 (42.0)
III
13 (39.4)
25 (50.0)
IV
3 (9.1)
2 (4.0)
Differentiation degree
0.309
Well-moderate
31 (93.9)
42 (84.0)
Poor-undifferentiation
2 (6.1)
8 (16.0)
Perineural invasion
5 (15.2)
8 (16.0)
0.917
Vascular invasion
8 (24.2)
13 (26.0)
0.857
Absolute neutrophil count (109/L)†
4.4 (3.2–5.3)
7.6 (5.5–9.8)
<0.001¶
HGB (g/L)†
120.0 (107.5–134.5)
131.5 (104.3–147.5)
0.161¶
ALB (g/L)†
36.5 (34.3–39.2)
38.8 (34.1–43.3)
0.163¶
CEA (ng/ml)
17.2 (23.8)
28.1 (67.9)
0.376§
Time of stent placement (mins)
88.8 (44.3)
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Values are presented as number (%). Mean (s.d.) and †median (i.q.r.). ‡ Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, except § independent t-test and ¶ Mann–Whitney U test. SEMS, self-expanding metal stent; ES, emergency surgery; WIC, Charlson’s weighted index comorbidities.
