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Biodegradable stent for the treatment of a colonic stricture in Crohn's disease

dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, C
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, A
dc.contributor.authorSantos, L
dc.contributor.authorPires, E
dc.contributor.authorDeus, JR
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-08T15:37:57Z
dc.date.available2016-04-08T15:37:57Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBiodegradable polydioxanone stents were developed for the treatment of refractory benign esophageal strictures but have been suggested as a new therapeutic option for intestinal strictures. The primary advantage of biodegradable stents over self-expandable metallic stents is that removal is not required. There are, however, few data available on their use in the small or large bowel. We herein describe the case of a 33-year-old patient with long-standing Crohn's disease (CD) who developed a fibrotic stricture of the sigmoid too long to be amenable to balloon dilation. The use of a biodegradable polydioxanone stent was chosen to avoid surgery. Combined endoscopic and fluoroscopic placement of the stent was technically simple, safe and clinically successful, and no recurrence of obstructive symptoms occurred during a 16-mo follow-up. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of biodegradable stents in the treatment of intestinal strictures, particularly in the context of CD.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationWorld J Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 May 16;5(5):265-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.265pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1948-5190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/1607
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherBaishidengpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653028/pdf/WJGE-5-265.pdfpt_PT
dc.subjectCrohn diseasept_PT
dc.subjectRectal diseasespt_PT
dc.subjectDoença de Crohnpt_PT
dc.subjectDoenças do rectopt_PT
dc.subjectStentspt_PT
dc.titleBiodegradable stent for the treatment of a colonic stricture in Crohn's diseasept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceBeijing, Chinapt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage269pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage265pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume16pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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