Case series shows high safety and effectiveness of biodegradable stents in selected biliary strictures, suggesting promising alternative treatment options.
Key Points
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of expandable biodegradable stents for treating benign biliary strictures.
Retrospective monocentric case series
Included five selected patients
Patients followed up for at least 12 months
Recorded technical success, clinical success, and adverse events
Used UNITY-B stents for the procedures
Technical success achieved in all cases (100%)
Clinical success observed in 80% of patients
No adverse events reported
Bioresorbable stents feasible for intrahepatic strictures
Suggests potential for broader application in rare cases