Measurement of the anchoring force of covered self-expandable and lumen-apposing metal stents for interventional endoscopic ultrasonography.
Yusuke TakasakiHiroyuki IsayamaKyoung Sub ShinShigeto IshiiToshio FujisawaJong Pil MoonTaito FukumaMako UshioSho TakahashiAkinori SuzukiKoichi ItoKo TomishimaPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2022)
We measured ACF in LAMS and CSEMS with a new phantom model. The highest value among the LAMS was for the AXIOS and among the CSEMS was for the Spring Stopper. Some of the ACF values varied with the direction of pull. These findings may have a significant impact on stent selection for interventional endoscopic ultrasonography, and this model can be used to evaluate newly developed stents.