Case Report
Palliation of Malignant Rectal Obstruction from Invasive Prostate Cancer with Multiple Overlapping Self-Expanding Metal Stents
Abstract:Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) are used for colonic neoplastic and extracolonic metastatic obstruction relief. Limited data exists on their use for locally invasive prostate cancer. We describe a unique approach using overlapping SEMS to alleviate a rectosigmoid obstruction from locally invasive prostate cancer. A patient with locally advanced prostate cancer…