Table 1.

Study population demographics, results and complications.

N	Sex	Age	Surgical procedure	Pathology	Main problem	Delay between surgery and FCSEMS	Preoperative radiotherapy	Drainage	Ileostomy/ colostomy	Stricture degree	Days of stenting	Complications	Follow up
1	M	79	Sigmoidectomy	Diverticula	Fistula	35 days	–	–	–	SS	21	Migration	Healed
2	F	70	ARR	ADK	Stricture + fistula	22 days	Radiotherapy	Drainage	–	SS	7 (+30)	Migration after 3 days (repositioning)	Endoscopic dilations
3	M	62	Sigmoidectomy	Diverticula	Stricture	87 days	–	–	I	SS	35	–	Healed
4	M	76	Left hemicolectomy	ADK	Stricture + fistula	21 days	–	Drainage	–	CS	65	–	Healed
5	M	69	Hartmann	Diverticula	Complete stenosis	74 days	–	–	C	TS	45	–	Healed
6	F	65	LARR	ADK	Fistula	21 days	Radiotherapy	–	–	NO	10	Migration	Colostomy
7	M	73	ARR	ADK	Stricture + fistula	83 days	–	Drainage	I	SS	22	Pain	Healed
8	F	65	ARR	ADK	Stricture	197 days	–	–	I	SS	30	–	Healed
9	M	82	Hartmann	Diverticula	Complete stenosis	40 days	–	–	C	TS	35	Fever	Healed
10	M	61	Colectomy	Crohn’s disease	Fistula	19 days	–	–	I	NO	18	Migration	Definitive ileostomy
11	M	58	LARR	ADK	Stricture	157 days	–	–	I	SS	31	Tenesmus, pain	Healed
12	F	34	ARR	ADK	Stricture	302 days	Radiotherapy	–	–	SS	6 (+25)	Migration after 6 days (repositioning)	Healed
13	M	69	ARR	ADK	Stricture	244 days	Radiotherapy	–	–	SS	45	–	Endoscopic dilations
14	M	44	Hartmann	Diverticula	Stricture	71 days	–	–	C	SS	25	Fever	Healed
15	M	75	Sigmoidectomy	ADK	Fistula	20 days	–	–	–	NO	27	Migration	Colostomy
16	M	66	Right hemicolectomy	ADK	Stricture	139 days	–	–	–	SS	20	–	Healed
17	F	19	Colectomy	Crohn’s disease	Stricture + fistula	31 days	–	–	–	CS	34	Pain	Healed
18	M	55	ARR	ADK	Stricture + fistula	73 days	–	Drainage	–	SS	39	Pain	Healed
19	M	73	LARR	ADK	Fistula	14 days	Radiotherapy	Drainage	I	NO	40	Migration	Colostomy
20	F	62	Hartmann	Diverticula	Stricture	88 days	–	–	C	SS	37	–	Healed
21	M	59	Colectomy	Crohn’s disease	Stricture	67 days	–	–	I	CS	10	Migration	Endoscopic dilations
22	M	65	ARR	ADK	Stricture	302 days	Radiotherapy	–	–	SS	30	–	Healed
23	F	24	ARR	ADK	Complete stenosis	65 days	Radiotherapy	–	C	TS	30	Pain	Healed
24	F	63	Left hemicolectomy	ADK	Stricture + fistula	17 days	–	Drainage	–	CS	28	–	Healed
25	F	60	Left hemicolectomy	ADK	Stricture	360 days	–	–	–	SS	30	–	Healed
26	M	74	LARR	ADK	Stricture	92 days	–	–	I	SS	60	Pain	Endoscopic dilations
27	F	54	Hartmann	Diverticula	Stricture	233 days	–	–	C	TS	60	Pain, migration	Colostomy
28	M	30	Sigmoidectomy	Diverticula	Stricture + fistula	59 days	–	Drainage	–	SS	30	Pain, migration	Surgery
29	M	55	Sigmoidectomy	Diverticula	Stricture	79 days	–	–	–	SS	30 (+30)	Migration (two times)	Surgery

ADK, adenocarcinoma; ARR, anterior rectal resection; C, colostomy; CS, clinical stricture (⩽12 mm); TS, total stenosis; F, female; FCSEMS, fully covered self-expandable metal stent; I, ileostomy; LARR, low anterior rectal resection; M. male; SS, severe stricture (⩽7 mm).