Effect of Stent Placement on Short Term Survival of Left Sided Obstructive Colorectal Cancers

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients were equal or older than 18 years and histopathologically found to have primary colorectal malignant neoplasms and diagnosed as left sided (descending colon, sigmoid colon and upper rectum) obstructive colorectal cancer were included Exclusion Criteria: * Who underwent emergency surgery due to unsuccessful stent placement intervention * Who underwent emergency surgery due to stent-related complications * Those with middle and lower rectum tumors * Those received neoadjuvant treatment, * Patients have perforation, * Who underwent subtotal or total colectomy (as a result of colon ischemia in the cecum, microperforation, etc.), * Who has a recurrent disease or metastasis.