Feasibility and safety of inserting transient biodegradable stents in the pylorus during pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a preliminary study in a porcine for proof of concept.

Ji-Hyeon ParkHyesung YoonYoon Jin KwakChaojie WangKhalid Mohammed AlzahraniSen WangFadhel Dhaifallah H AlzahraniHyun Myong KimEunhee KooJa Eun YooJong-Ho ChoiShin-Hoo ParkSeong-Ho KongDo Joong ParkHyuk-Joon LeeHan Kwang Yang

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2022)

The concept of biodegradable stents made of absorbent suture material seems feasible in porcine experiment. Among them, PGCL which has shown rapid absorption, appears to be a more suitable material for transient pyloric absorbable stent when considering safety aspect.

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