Research Article

Fluoroscopic Stenting as a Bridge to Surgery versus Emergency Management for Malignant Obstruction of the Colon

Table 2

Types of surgeries performed.

Surgical typeSEMS group (n = 33)ES group (n = 50) value

Left hemicolectomy10130.668
Right hemicolectomy417§0.025
Transverse colectomy210.712
Sigmoidectomy175<0.001
Hartmann’s procedure0140.001

Values are presented as number. Including one case of multiple organ resection; including two cases of multiple organ resection; including two cases combined with ileostomy; §including one case combined with ileostomy and multiple organ resection and three cases of multiple organ resection; including six cases of multiple organ resection.