In recent years, the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in our country have been increasing year by year．Around 10% to 30% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients showed acute intestinal obstruction, which the left colon cancer has higher incidence．Emergency surgery（ES）is still the main treatment for patients with acute obstructive left colon cancer, but the incidence of postoperative complications and perioperative mortality are high．Self-expanding metallic stents（SEMS）can convert some emergency procedures into stent as bridge to surgery（SBTS）, which is recommended by some guidelines as the initial treatment option for obstructive colon cancer．SBTS can not only improve the short-term survival outcome of patients compared with ES, but also provide a new approach for the treatment of obstructive colon cancer with neoadjuvant chemotherapy after intestinal obstruction stent placement．The choice of SBTS versus ES is somewhat controversial in terms of long-term survival outcomes．There is no consensus on the timing of surgery after stenting, and current guidelines suggest that bridging intervals of approximately two weeks strike a balance between potential adverse events and long-term outcomes．At present, intestinal stenting is still a simple, feasible and effective temporary or palliative permanent treatment with few complications．