Bowel stenting is a very normal procedure and is not considered major surgery. Bowel stenting involves placing a mesh-like stent in the narrowed area of the bowel to open up the bowel, allowing the narrowed or blocked area to be cleared. This surgery can be used as a permanent or temporary treatment for malignant obstruction due to colon and rectal cancer, and can create conditions for elective surgery. Bowel stenting may be indicated for patients with narrow obstructions of the duodenum, small intestine, colon and rectum due to advanced malignant tumors and other lesions in the abdomen. The surgery is performed under anesthesia and the patient does not feel pain during the procedure, but after the anesthetic wears off after the surgery, the patient may experience pain and discomfort. Recovery usually takes about half a month. To summarize, intestinal stent surgery is not considered a major surgery; it is a common surgery to relieve intestinal obstruction and narrowing.