| Biodegradable stent placement in the esophagus. | |
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PMID: 23278222 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Biodegradable stents overcome some of the problems encountered with self-expanding metal stents. They main advantage over self-expanding metal stents is that endoscopic removal is not needed. Single biodegradable stents are often only temporarily effective in patients with a refractory benign esophageal stricture, as in the majority dysphagia recurs. If this occurs, sequential biodegradable stent placement may be an effective alternative to avoid the burden of serial dilations. In the future, it can be expected that (covered) biodegradable stents will be available to treat benign esophageal perforations/leaks, but also that they will be used for treating malignant indications combined with other (palliative) modalities, such as bridge to surgery or to maintain luminal patency during neoadjuvant chemoradiation. |
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Petra Ga van Boeckel; Frank P Vleggaar; Peter D Siersema |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Expert review of medical devices Volume: 10 ISSN: 1745-2422 ISO Abbreviation: Expert Rev Med Devices Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-01-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230445 Medline TA: Expert Rev Med Devices Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 37-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.g.a.vanboeckel@umcutrecht.nl. |
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