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Table 2 Complications associated with colonic SEMS placement among 98 patients with obstructive colorectal cancer

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

Adverse events after placement

Number of cases

Obstruction (n)

0

Stenosis (n)

1

Migration (n)

4

Perforation (n)

0

Total events rate (%)

5.1

  1. SEMS, self-expandable metallic stent