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dc.contributor.authorStivaros, S M
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, L R
dc.contributor.authorSenger, C
dc.contributor.authorWilbraham, L
dc.contributor.authorLaasch, Hans-Ulrich
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04T13:26:49Z
dc.date.available2010-08-04T13:26:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.identifier.citationWoven polydioxanone biodegradable stents: a new treatment option for benign and malignant oesophageal strictures. 2010, 20 (5):1069-72 Eur Radiolen
dc.identifier.issn1432-1084
dc.identifier.pmid19921200
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00330-009-1662-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/109052
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: We present our initial experience with a new biodegradable (BD) esophageal stent in two patients, one for a therapy-resistant benign esophageal stricture, and the other as a temporary measure during curative radiotherapy for oesophageal carcinoma. METHODS: The BD stents need to be loaded into a conventional pull-back delivery system but are then placed in a standard fashion. Pre-dilatation should be avoided to reduce the risk of migration, however if migration occurs the stents can be left to dissolve in the stomach. The stents are radiolucent but easily identified on CT with minimal artefact and thus might even aid with radiotherapy planning. RESULTS: BD stents offer an exciting new strategy for therapy-resistant benign strictures as well as a supportive measure for oesophageal cancer undergoing non-surgical treatment.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectOesophageal Canceren
dc.subjectOesophageal Stenosisen
dc.subject.meshAbsorbable Implants
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over
dc.subject.meshConscious Sedation
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Stenosis
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPolydioxanone
dc.subject.meshProsthesis Design
dc.subject.meshRadiography, Interventional
dc.subject.meshRegistries
dc.subject.meshStents
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcome
dc.titleWoven polydioxanone biodegradable stents: a new treatment option for benign and malignant oesophageal strictures.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Radiology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK.en
dc.identifier.journalEuropean Radiologyen
html.description.abstractBACKGROUND: We present our initial experience with a new biodegradable (BD) esophageal stent in two patients, one for a therapy-resistant benign esophageal stricture, and the other as a temporary measure during curative radiotherapy for oesophageal carcinoma. METHODS: The BD stents need to be loaded into a conventional pull-back delivery system but are then placed in a standard fashion. Pre-dilatation should be avoided to reduce the risk of migration, however if migration occurs the stents can be left to dissolve in the stomach. The stents are radiolucent but easily identified on CT with minimal artefact and thus might even aid with radiotherapy planning. RESULTS: BD stents offer an exciting new strategy for therapy-resistant benign strictures as well as a supportive measure for oesophageal cancer undergoing non-surgical treatment.


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