Short- and long-term outcomes after colonic self-expandable metal stent placement for malignant large-bowel obstruction as a bridge to surgery focus on the feasibility of the laparoscopic approach: a retrospective, single center study

Table 3 Perioperative features

Characteristics		N = 75
Period to surgery (day)*		13 (0-62)
Approach of surgery (%)	Open	21 (28.0)
	Lap	54 (72.0)
Tumor size (mm)*		65 (40-112)
Lymph node dissection*		25 (7-102)
Blood loss (ml)*		30 (0-4850)
Operation time (min)*		247 (127-812)
Postoperative complication (Clavien-Dindo) (%)	Grade II	9 (12.0)
Postoperative complication (Clavien-Dindo) (%)	Grade IIIa	12 (16.0)
	Grade ≥ IIIb	0
Postoperative stay (day)*		13 (8-54)
Adjuvant chemotherapy (%)	Yes	37 (71.2**)
Recurrence (%)	Yes	7 (13.5**)

*Median (min-max)
**Percentage with 52 cases of curative resection, including 1 case of peritoneal dissemination

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