Lumen-apposing metal stents for the treatment of benign gastrointestinal tract strictures: a single-center experience and proposed treatment algorithm.
Tala MahmoudAzizullah BeranFateh BazerbachiReem MatarVeeravich JaruvongvanichFarah Abdul RazzakDonna Maria AbboudEric J VargasJohn A MartinTodd A KelloggOmar M GhanemBret T PetersenMichael J LevyRyan J LawVinay ChandrasekharaAndrew C StormLouis M Wong Kee SongNavtej S ButtarBarham Abu DayyehPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
LAMS is an effective therapeutic option for benign GI strictures, offering high technical and early clinical success. However, the re-intervention rate after LAMS removal was high. In select cases, using LAMS placement as destination therapy with close surveillance is a reasonable option.