Biodegradable Pancreatic and Biliary Stents—Still Searching For Disappearing Wonder?

Abstract Biodegradable stents hold considerable promise in the treatment of benign biliary or pancreatic diseases with the major advantage being avoidance of repeated interventions for stent removal or stent exchange. They have been confirmed to have good biocompatibility and current evidence shows...

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Published inJournal of digestive endoscopy Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 173 - 176
Main Authors Daniel, Philip, Rana, Surinder S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.06.2020
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd
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pancreatitis
stent
stricture
stent
stricture
pancreatitis
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Summary:Abstract Biodegradable stents hold considerable promise in the treatment of benign biliary or pancreatic diseases with the major advantage being avoidance of repeated interventions for stent removal or stent exchange. They have been confirmed to have good biocompatibility and current evidence shows acceptable rates of clinical efficacy and safety. In the current news and views, we discuss an interesting study that has evaluated a new type of biodegradable biliary and pancreatic stent (the Archimedes stent) in benign biliary and pancreatic diseases.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050
DOI:10.1055/s-0040-1713712