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. 2014 Sep 7;20(33):11826–11834. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11826

Table 2.

Etiology of surgical failure in patients undergoing stenting as a bridge to surgery n (%)

Emergency surgery (n = 8)
Elective surgery (n = 60)
Total (n = 68)
PTRPA(-) (n = 5) PTRPA(+) (n = 3) PTRPA(-) (n = 5) PTRPA(+) (n = 55)
Surgical failure
Technical failure 1 1 0 0 2 (2.9)
Stent-related complications
Perforation 1 1 0 0 2 (2.9)
Re-obstruction 11 0 0 112 2 (2.9)
Insufficient decompression 2 1 21 0 5 (7.4)
Unsatisfactory surgical results
PTRPA not feasible 0 0 3 0 3 (4.4)
Subtotal colectomy 0 0 0 1 1 (1.5)
Surgical success
Stent-related complications
Insufficient decompression 0 0 0 11 1 (1.5)
Migration 0 0 0 2 2 (2.9)
Satisfactory surgical results 50 50 (73.5)
1

Multiple SEMS was defined as a number of stent ≥ 2 at the first session or a session number ≥ 2;

2

Patients undergoing subtotal colectomy. PTRPA: Primary tumor resection and primary anastomosis.