Implantation of colorectal stents is a safe treatment of acute malignant colonic obstruction before resection.

This procedure is both safe and effective and could become the method of choice for the treatment of colorectal neoplastic obstructions.

Colorectal stent placement resulted in successful palliation of acute colonic obstruction in patients with disseminated neoplastic disease.

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Metallic stent placement to relieve acute colonic obstruction secondary to colorectal carcinoma is a safe therapeutic alternative, allowing single-stage surgery in suitable cases. In patients who are not surgical candidates it is an adequate palliative option.