Background This is an update of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 4, 2000.
Intestinal obstruction commonly occurs in progressive advanced gynaecological and …

Over the last century there have not been significant changes in the anatomical location of
obstruction. The age of presentation has increased along with age related co-morbidity …

Objective: To compare survival, readmissions, and end-of-life care after palliative
procedures compared with medical management for malignancy-associated bowel …

The rising number and increasing longevity of the elderly population calls for improvements
and potentially a more personalized approach to the treatment of cancer in this group …

Purpose The survival duration of elderly patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma is shorter
than that of their younger counterparts. This variation in survival duration is likely attributed …

Purpose The role of parenteral nutrition in the treatment of malignant bowel obstruction is
underestimated since palliative literature mainly focuses on gastric aspiration, nothing per …

Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a major complication in women with advanced
gynecologic cancers which imposes a significant burden on patients, caregivers, and …

PURPOSE: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a common and distressing complication in
women with advanced gynecologic cancer. A pilot, interprofessional MBO program was …

Background Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is often a terminal event in end-stage
cancer patients. The decision to intervene surgically is complex, given the risk of harm in …

Aim To define factors that could help select, in a cohort of gynecologic cancer patients with
malignant gastro-intestinal obstruction, those most likely to benefit from palliative surgery …