Stenting of acute large bowel obstruction is a cost-effective procedure with a reduction in total hospital stay and expenditure compared with surgical decompression.
Endoluminal stenting is safe and effective, and cost effective for palliation. We advocate a multicentre randomized prospective trial of best practice emergency surgery vs endoluminal stenting and subsequent elective surgery for large bowel obstruction.
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