Treatment of Colonic Obstruction With Cook Evolution® Colonic Stent System

Inclusion: per the IFU,

• colonic strictures caused by malignant neoplasms, and
• large bowel obstruction due to malignant strictures prior to colectomy.

Exclusion:

• central ischemia,
• any contraindication to GI endoscopy and any procedure to be performed in conjunction with stent placement,
• suspected or impending perforation,
• intra-abdominal abscess/perforation,
• inability to pass wire guide or stent deployment system through the obstructed area,
• patients for whom endoscopic or percutaneous procedures are contraindicated,
• benign disease, and
• coagulopathy.