High Success Rate of Colonic-Enteric Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents for Small-Bowel Obstruction

Colonic-enteric lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) showed high technical success (100%) and clinical success (92.3%) in managing small-bowel obstruction (SBO) in patients who are not surgical candidates due to malignancy. Adverse events occurred in 15.4% of patients, including bleeding, diarrhea, and postprocedure sepsis. Patients were able to resume enteral nutrition in 84.6% of cases. Further research with larger sample sizes is needed to validate the safety and efficacy of this approach.