Question 355
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A 76-year-old man with a history of left-sided colon cancer presents with a 2-day history of obstipation, increasing abominal distension, and cramping. He has progressed on third-line chemotherapy. Cross-sectional imaging shows normal caliber small bowel, dilated cecum, ascending, and transverse colon with a mass in the distal descending colon. He has bilobar liver disease and multiple thoracic metastases. He is hemodynamically stable. What is the best option for revieving the obstruction?
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"Question 355." CARSEP XII, ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094355/all/Malignancy. Accessed 22 April 2026.
Question 355. CARSEP XII. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094355/all/Malignancy. Accessed April 22, 2026.
Question 355. In CARSEP XII https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094355/all/Malignancy
Question 355 [Internet]. In: CARSEP XII. [cited 2026 April 22]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/CARSEP XII/3094355/all/Malignancy.
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