%0 Journal Article %T Self-expanding metallic stent as a bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for acute obstructive colorectal cancer: a retrospective study %A Guiyu Wang %A Hanqing Hu %A Lei Yu %A Meng Wang %A Qian Zhang %A Xiao Han %A Yinggang Chen %A Yuliuming Wang %J Archive of "Cancer Management and Research". %D 2019 %R 10.2147/CMAR.S192801 %X Purpose: Acute obstructive colorectal cancer is a common emergency that requires decompression immediately. The aim of the study was to compare short-term and long-term results of acute obstructive colorectal cancer treated by the self-expanding metallic stent (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery (BTS) versus emergency surgery %K obstructive colorectal cancer %K self-expanding metallic stent %K bridge to surgery %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497858/