From: Prognostic factors of patients with left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer: post hoc analysis of a retrospective multicenter study by the Japan Colonic Stent Safe Procedure Research Group
n
(%)
p value
Without preoperative decompression (n=80)
25
(31.3)
0.005
With preoperative decompression (n=221)
35
(15.8)