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Age and Ageing Advance Access published online on July 10, 2007
Age and Ageing, doi:10.1093/ageing/afm080
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

Case Report

Colonic stenting: an alternative to surgery in the elderly

Barbara H. Rosario1, Paul Hurlstone2, Fred Lee3 and Tom Downes1,

1 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK
3 Department of Radiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK

Address correspondence to: Dr Tom Downes. Tel: 0114 2713645; Fax: 114 2715981. Email: Tom.Downes{at}sth.nhs.uk

Abstract

This case report describes the management of a frail older patient presenting with a rare case of an obstructing right-sided colonic lesion, combined with complex co-morbidities. The report briefly discusses use of colonic stenting in right colonic lesions as well as palliative management of colonic tumours in general.

Keywords: colonic stents, self-expandablemetallic stents (SEMS), right sided colonic tumours, palliation, elderly


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