Demand for biliary stents has expanded with the increasing incidence of biliary disease. The
implantation of plastic or self-expandable metal stents can be an effective treatment for …

Biodegradable self-expanding stents are an emerging alternative to standard biliary stents
as the development of endoscopic insertion devices advances. The aim was to …

Endoscopic therapy and stenting of refractory benign gastrointestinal stenoses remains
challenging [1–3]. Stents made of biodegradable materials may be able to avoid the …

This work deals with the preparation and characterization of antimicrobial polymeric
composite materials based on polylactide, which is currently widely investigated to produce …

Biodegradable polymers are promising materials for use in medical applications such as
stents. Their properties are comparable to commercially available resistant metal and …

Background: Once a biliary injury has occurred, repair is done by a hepaticojejunostomy.
The most common procedure is to perform a dilatation with balloon with a success of 70 …

Background A wide variety of drugs or biologically active agents, including antineoplastic
agents, antithrombins, immunosuppressants, and tissue growth or inhibitory factors can be …

Roux‐en‐Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYHJ) is currently considered as the definitive treatment
for iatrogenic bile duct injuries and the principal representative of biliary diversion …

Abstract Background/Aims During the recent years we have developed and experimentally
tested a biodegradable stent for pancreatobiliary applications. Such stents may be used in …

Objective Benign biliary stricture of anastomotic stoma is frequent after biliary reconstruction.
To prevent such a complication, a new paclitaxel-coated poly-L-lactide acid (PLLA) …