[Study of stent placement period and stent-related complications in metastatic and obstructive colorectal cancer patients who received palliative chemotherapy after stent placement].

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To examine the complications and determine the detention period in obstructive colorectal cancer patients who received chemotherapy after placement of a stent in the colon.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Seven out of 16 patients with colon cancer received chemotherapy in our hospital after stent placement as palliative therapy.

RESULTS:

No complications such as perforation, restenosis, deviation, or bleeding were noted. Stent insertion after median 224 stenting period was (66-397) days.

CONCLUSION:

Systemic chemotherapy after stenting is associated with an increased risk of perforation or deviations, but no complications were noted in this study. More cases are needed to determine the optimal detention period.

• Authors: Satoshi Hatano, Takeaki Matsuzawa, Noriyasu Chika, Yuichiro Watanabe, Minoru Fukuchi, Yoshitaka Tsuji, Yoichi Kumagai, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Erito Mochiki, Hideyuki Ishida
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 41 Issue 12 Pg. 1578-9 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 25731258 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Colorectal Neoplasms (complications, drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Intestinal Obstruction (etiology, therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Metastasis
• Palliative Care
• Stents (adverse effects)
• Treatment Outcome