title: Bioabsorbable stenting for peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
abstract: Bioabsorbable stents offer an unproven but theoretically appealing means to address the deficiencies of current stent designs. Ideally, these stents would provide early postprocedural scaffolding support yet undergo a predictable process of reabsorption, thus removing the persistent stimulus for neointimal hyperplasia. Prototypes include polymeric formulations and magnesium-based absorbable metal stents. Current and future human trials will ascertain if bioabsorbable stents truly deliver a physiologic advantage in the treatment of peripheral occlusive disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. geraghtyp@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Geraghty
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents