[Treatment of a postoperative rectal stenosis with a self-expanding biodegradable polydioxanone stent].

Abstract

Rectal stricture is a serious although infrequent complication of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). In some cases, these strictures may be refractory to treatment by endoscopic balloon dilatation. Biodegradable stents might improve the outcome by providing an extended period of dilatation. Moreover, these stents can remain in place without the need to remove them. In the presented case, a biodegradable polidioxanone stent originally developed to treat benign oesophageal stenoses was used to treat a patient suffering from rectal stricture following a TEM.

• Authors: F Dederichs, S Knüdeler, W Nolte, I Iesalnieks
• Journal: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie (Z Gastroenterol) Vol. 51 Issue 5 Pg. 437-9 (May 2013) ISSN: 1439-7803 [Electronic] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Behandlung einer postoperativen Rektumstenose mittels eines selbstexpandierenden resorbierbaren Polydioxanon-Stents.
• PMID: 23681896 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Chemical References

• Polydioxanone

Topics

• Absorbable Implants
• Aged, 80 and over
• Constriction, Pathologic (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal (adverse effects)
• Equipment Failure Analysis
• Humans
• Male
• Polydioxanone (chemistry)
• Prosthesis Design
• Rectal Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Stents
• Treatment Outcome