Lumen-apposing covered self-expanding metal stent for management of benign gastrointestinal strictures

Background and aims: Self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are safe and effective for endoscopic management of malignant gastrointestinal strictures, but there is limited experience with their use in refractory benign strictures. We assessed the use of a new lumen-apposing covered SEMS for the manageme...

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Main Authors: Shounak Majumder, Navtej S. Buttar, Christopher Gostout, Michael J. Levy, John Martin, Bret Petersen, Mark Topazian, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-108195