Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	113867
Country	Canada

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Emergency surgery for malignant large bowel obstruction - assessing options and outcomes
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Terence N Moyana
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Corresponding Author	Terence N Moyana, FRACP, Full Professor, MD, Division of Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa K1H 8L6, Ontario, Canada. tmoyana@toh.ca
Key Words	Malignant large bowel obstruction; Emergency surgery; Disease recurrence; Self-expanding metal stents; Bridge-to-surgery; Right vs left colon cancer; Molecular biomarkers
Core Tip	Malignant large bowel obstruction was traditionally treated by emergency surgery, with considerable morbidity and mortality. The introduction of self-expanding metal stents in the 1990s provided an option to emergency surgery with significant benefits for malignant large bowel obstruction patients. Liquid biopsies and molecular biomarkers will increasingly be used in cancer diagnostics and monitoring of minimal residual disease, which bodes well for the future.
Citation	Moyana TN. Emergency surgery for malignant large bowel obstruction - assessing options and outcomes. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-05 03:17
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-05 03:17
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-11-04 07:28
Return for Revision	2025-11-04 07:28
Revised	2025-11-11 02:17
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-03 02:44
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-03 04:09
Articles in Press	2025-12-03 04:09
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ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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