The Cost-Effectiveness of Colonic Stenting as a Bridge to Curative Surgery in Patients with Acute Left-Sided Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Canadian Perspective

Harminder Singh; Steven Latosinsky; Brennan MR Spiegel; Laura E Targownik

doi:10.1155/2006/307324

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2006)

The Cost-Effectiveness of Colonic Stenting as a Bridge to Curative Surgery in Patients with Acute Left-Sided Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Canadian Perspective

Harminder Singh,
Steven Latosinsky,
Brennan MR Spiegel,
Laura E Targownik

Affiliations

Harminder Singh: Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Steven Latosinsky: Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE), Los Angeles, California, USA
Brennan MR Spiegel: Department of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE), Los Angeles, California, USA
Laura E Targownik: Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/307324
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 12
pp. 779 – 785

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Over the past several years, colonic stenting has been advocated as an alternative to the traditional surgical approach for relieving acute malignant left-sided colonic obstruction. The aim of the present study was to determine the most cost-effective strategy in a Canadian setting.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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