Yuepeng Cao1,2, Qing Chen3, Zhizhan Ni1, Feng Wu1,4, Chenshen Huang1, Jinzhe Zhou1, Songze Zhang1, Bujun Ge5, Qi Huang6. 1. Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 389 Xincun Road, 200065, Shanghai, China. 2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Ningbo First Hospital, 315010, Ningbo, China. 3. Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 200072, Shanghai, China. 4. Department of General Surgery, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 315010, Ningbo, China. 5. Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 389 Xincun Road, 200065, Shanghai, China. bujun_ge@163.com. 6. Department of General Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 389 Xincun Road, 200065, Shanghai, China. hqhq007@hotmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bridge to elective surgery (BTS) using self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) is a common alternative to emergency surgery (ES) for acute malignant left-sided colonic obstruction (AMLCO). However, studies regarding the long-term impact of BTS are limited and have reported unclear results. METHODS: A multicenter observational study was performed at three hospitals from April 2012 to December 2019. Propensity score matching (PSM) was introduced to minimize selection bias. The primary endpoint was overall survival. The secondary endpoints included surgical approaches, primary resection types, total stent-related adverse effects (AEs), surgical AEs, length of hospital stay, 30-day mortality and tumor recurrence. RESULTS: Forty-nine patients in both the BTS and ES groups were matched. Patients in the BTS group more often underwent laparoscopic resection [31 (63.3%) vs. 8 (16.3%), p < 0.001], were less likely to have a primary stoma [13 (26.5%) vs. 26 (53.1%), p = 0.007] and more often had perineural invasion [25 (51.0 %) vs. 13 (26.5 %), p = 0.013]. The median overall survival was significantly lower in patients with stent insertion (41 vs. 65 months, p = 0.041). The 3-year overall survival (53.0 vs. 77.2%, p = 0.039) and 5-year overall survival (30.6 vs. 55.0%, p = 0.025) were significantly less favorable in the BTS group. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, stenting (hazard ratio(HR) = 2.309(1.052-5.066), p = 0.037), surgical AEs (HR = 1.394 (1.053-1.845), p = 0.020) and pTNM stage (HR = 1.706 (1.116-2.607), p = 0.014) were positively correlated with overall survival in matched patients. CONCLUSIONS: Self-expanding metal stents as "a bridge to surgery" are associated with more perineural invasion, a higher recurrence rate and worse overall survival in patients with acute malignant left-sided colonic obstruction compared with emergency surgery.
BACKGROUND: Bridge to elective surgery (BTS) using self-expanding metal stents (SEMSs) is a common alternative to emergency surgery (ES) for acute malignant left-sided colonic obstruction (AMLCO). However, studies regarding the long-term impact of BTS are limited and have reported unclear results. METHODS: A multicenter observational study was performed at three hospitals from April 2012 to December 2019. Propensity score matching (PSM) was introduced to minimize selection bias. The primary endpoint was overall survival. The secondary endpoints included surgical approaches, primary resection types, total stent-related adverse effects (AEs), surgical AEs, length of hospital stay, 30-day mortality and tumor recurrence. RESULTS: Forty-nine patients in both the BTS and ES groups were matched. Patients in the BTS group more often underwent laparoscopic resection [31 (63.3%) vs. 8 (16.3%), p < 0.001], were less likely to have a primary stoma [13 (26.5%) vs. 26 (53.1%), p = 0.007] and more often had perineural invasion [25 (51.0 %) vs. 13 (26.5 %), p = 0.013]. The median overall survival was significantly lower in patients with stent insertion (41 vs. 65 months, p = 0.041). The 3-year overall survival (53.0 vs. 77.2%, p = 0.039) and 5-year overall survival (30.6 vs. 55.0%, p = 0.025) were significantly less favorable in the BTS group. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, stenting (hazard ratio(HR) = 2.309(1.052-5.066), p = 0.037), surgical AEs (HR = 1.394 (1.053-1.845), p = 0.020) and pTNM stage (HR = 1.706 (1.116-2.607), p = 0.014) were positively correlated with overall survival in matched patients. CONCLUSIONS: Self-expanding metal stents as "a bridge to surgery" are associated with more perineural invasion, a higher recurrence rate and worse overall survival in patients with acute malignant left-sided colonic obstruction compared with emergency surgery.
Authors: Alberto Arezzo; Roberto Passera; Giacomo Lo Secco; Mauro Verra; Marco Augusto Bonino; Eduardo Targarona; Mario Morino Journal: Gastrointest Endosc Date: 2017-04-06 Impact factor: 9.427