TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances on the Clinical Application of Stent Placement for Colorectal Cancers (CRCs)
AU - Gang Li , Ping Lan, Yi Li & Hong Hu
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 4
SP - 187
EP - 202
PY - 2010
DA - 2010/03
SN - 3
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi03201102
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4968.html
KW - Colorectal stents
KW - colorectal cancer
KW - obstruction
KW - palliation
KW - biomaterials
KW - multidisciplinary
AB - Colorectal stents have been reported as an effective alternative to surgery for the palliation or as a “bridge to surgery” for patients 
with obstructing colorectal cancers. This review describes the need for colorectal stent placement, distinction from colostomy and 
resection with primary anastomosis, the requirements for placement, and the many efforts over the past century to accomplish 
this goal experimentally and clinically. This work briefly presents both commercially available stents and relevant newly developed 
stents with experimental bio-functional materials, including elastic polymers (polyurethane), the biodegradable and bioresorbable 
materials, and the naturally occurring materials, focusing on their potential applications in the development of future colorectal 
substitutes. This paper also examines the critical issues and scientific challenges that require further research and cooperation of 
multidisciplinary teams.