Efficacy of the Ovesco Clip for Closure of Endoscope Related Perforations.

Aim. To study the efficacy and other treatment outcomes of Ovesco clip closure of iatrogenic perforation. Methods.

Bridging metallic stent placement in acute obstructed left sided malignant colorectal cancer: optimal time for surgery.

Background: Colonic stenting is now the preferred treatment either for palliation or as a bridge to surgery for obstructed colorectal cancer. It reduces complications from emergency surgery and the need for colostomy formation. However, stent perforation can lead to peritoneal tumor spillage, a higher rate of infection and changing the risk of a potentially curable disease to an incurable one.