BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metal stents can be used to treat @entity1 with @entity3622 after colorectal resection for @entity5 . METHODS: Fifteen @entity1 with @entity3622 , after colorectal resection for @entity5 , were treated with endoscopic placement of a self-expandable metal stent. In four @entity1 , a diverting proximal stoma had been performed elsewhere. Mean age was 58 years. All @entity1 had preoperative radiotherapy. In ten @entity1 , the stent was placed as initial form of treatment. Four @entity1 were referred after multiple failed operations. The control group consisted of ten @entity1 who had @entity3622 and underwent proximal diverting ileostomy and percutaneous drainage of the surrounding abscess RESULTS: One @entity1 was not able to tolerate the stent, which was removed. At a mean follow-up of 22 months, the @entity3622 healed in 12 @entity1 . In the remaining two @entity1 , the @entity292 has reduced significantly in size to allow a successful flap transposition. The @entity292 healed only in five out of the ten @entity1 who had only a proximal ileostomy. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents represents a valid adjunctive to treat @entity1 with @entity3622 , after colorectal resection for @entity5 .

Endoscopic placement of self-expandable metallic stents for XXXX after colorectal resection: a comparison with proximal diverting ileostomy alone.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['fistula'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity3622 :: ('MESH:D012006', 'Disease') :: ['rectovaginal fistula']
@entity3622 :: (MESH:D012006,Disease) :: ['rectovaginal fistula']
