Management of primary and metastatic malignant small bowel obstruction, operate or palliate. A systematic review

Background The management of patients presenting with malignant small bowel obstruction is a challenging paradigm. The aim of this systematic review was to examine different management strategies in these complex patients. The primary outcomes evaluated were the type of intervention, 30‐day morbidity and mortality and overall survival rates. Methods A systematic literature review of EMBase, Medline, PubMed and the Cochrane Library was performed...