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  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology
  • Palliative Care

Background:

  • Intestinal obstruction due to tumor growth necessitates palliative interventions.
  • Patients with severe cardiopulmonary compromise (functional class IV) are often unsuitable for major surgery.
  • Intestinal stenting provides a less invasive palliative treatment option.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the characteristics, indications, and outcomes of intestinal prosthesis (stent) use.
  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of enteral stenting for palliative management of malignant intestinal obstruction.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on intestinal stent placement for malignant obstruction.
  • Analysis of technical and clinical success rates, complication profiles, and mortality associated with stent use.

Main Results:

  • Technical success rate of 94% for intestinal stent placement.
  • Variable clinical success, with less serious complications in 27% (e.g., tumor ingrowth, migration, pain, biliary obstruction).
  • Serious complications occurred in 1% of patients, including hemorrhage; mortality was infrequent.

Conclusions:

  • Enteral prosthesis (stenting) is an effective and safe palliative treatment for malignant intestinal obstruction.
  • Stenting is an accessible, cost-effective method with good results, requiring experienced surgical management.
  • It is the palliative treatment of choice for select patients with compromised cardiopulmonary reserve.