Table 3 Oncological outcomes (n = 45)
From: 5-year oncological outcomes in left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: stent as bridge to surgery
|  | SEMS (N = 17) | Upfront surgery (N = 28) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | |||
Local recurrence | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.137 | |
Distant metastasis | 5 | 29.4 | 7 | 25.0 | 0.746 | |
Site of Distant metastasis | Liver | 2 | 11.8 | 4 | 14.3 | 0.593 |
Lung | 2 | 11.8 | 5 | 17.9 | 0.462 | |
Peritoneal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.622 | |
Ovaries | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.622 | |
Brain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.622 | |
Surgery to distant metastasis duration in months# | 37.16 | 22.44 | 21.64 | 22.66 | 0.412 | |
Surgery to mortality duration in months# | 52.99 | 6.28 | 47.44 | 30.17 | 0.700 | |
Overall survival in months## | 58.75 | (56.76–60.75) | 57.86 | (54.36–61.36) | 0.538 | |
Disease-free survival in months## | 51.95 | (44.15–59.74) | 50.02 | (42.28–57.75) | 0.803 | |