Fig. 6

“Bridge-to-surgery” stenting of obstructing CRC. Upright (a) and supine (b) plain abdominal radiographs show marked dilatation of the large bowel (*) with fluid-faecaloid material consistent with mechanical LBO (note air-fluid levels in a). Coronal CT image (c) confirm colonic dilatation (*) above a 4-cm-long, solid mural thickening at the distal descending colon (arrowhead). After biopsy, fluoroscopic images documented the endoscopic positioning of a SEMS (thick arrow in e) along the guidewire (thick arrow in d) through the tumour. The patient then underwent left hemicolectomy with primary anastomosis to remove pT3N1G2 carcinoma