Colorectal stenting for palliation and as a bridge to surgery: A 5-year follow-up study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients n (%)

Characteristics	Patients (n = 49)
Gender
Men	22 (44.9)
Women	27 (55.1)
Age	64.0 (36-89)
Men	64.1 (34-89)
Women	64.6 (42-87)
Stage
Stage 2	16 (32.7)
Stage 3	21 (42.9)
Stage 4	12 (24.4)
Obstruction
Proximal colon	6 (12.2)
Sigmoid colon	10 (20.4)
Rectosigmoid	15 (30.6)
Rectum	8 (36.8)

Table 2 Early and late complications after colorectal stenting in bridge to surgery and palliation groups n (%)

Groups	Complications
	Early complications	Late complications
Bridge to surgery group	Abdominal pain 1 (2.7)	Stent migration 2 (5.4)
	Tenesmus 1 (2.7)	Tenesmus 3 (8.1)
		Obstruction with feces 1 (2.7)
Palliation group	Abdominal pain 2 (16.6)	Stent migration 1 (8.3)
	Tenesmus 1 (8.3)	Tumor migration 2 (16.6)
	Fever 1 (8.3)

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of clinicopathological characteristics comparing patient group and overall survival

Variables	OS
	HR	95%CI	P value
Surgery	0.069	0.06-0.96	0.044
Stage	0.082	0.59-10.29	0.214