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Table 1 Locations of the colonic SEMS placed for obstructive colorectal cancers

From: Importance of preoperative total colonoscopy and endoscopic resection after self-expandable metallic stent placement for obstructive colorectal cancer as a bridge-to-surgery

Location

Number of cases

Cecum (n)

3

Ascending colon (n)

5

Transverse colon (n)

12

Descending colon (n)

14

Sigmoid colon (n)

41

Rectum, RS (n)

20

Rectum, Ra (n)

3

Total (n)

98

  1. SEMS, self-expandable metallic stent; RS, rectosigmoid colon; Ra, rectum above the peritoneal reflection