Abstract
Obstructive colorectal cancer is usually an indication for surgical intervention.
For patients with metastatic disease, medical contraindications, or those who refuse
surgery, palliation by nonoperative means is necessary. The advent of expandable metallic
stents may allow for speedy palliation. We have treated one patient with unresectable
colon cancer with a new selfexpanding endoprosthesis made of nitinol (Ultraflex, Microvasive,
Watertown, MA, U.S.A.).
