CHICAGO — Using a stent to unblock the bowel in left-sided colorectal cancer patients before surgery, rather than proceeding directly to emergency surgery, could significantly reduce the number of ...

This report compared the benefits of 2 types of surgical palliation for patients with malignant colorectal cancer: insertion of a stent (n = 30) or a palliative surgical procedure (n =14). Patients ...

Surgeons in China have pioneered a novel technique, and a biodegradable scaffold, that shields bowel tissue as it heals following surgery, potentially reducing the need for colostomy bags. Colorectal ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Millions of medical procedures every year rely on stents—small mesh-like tubes—to keep body channels open when diseases threaten to close them off. These stents help restore blood ...