title: Efficacy and safety of biodegradable stents for refractory benign esophageal strictures: the BEST (Biodegradable Esophageal Stent) study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy. alessandro.repici@humanitas.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repici
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Vleggaar
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Petra G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: van Boeckel
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malesci
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Siersema
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016687:Polydioxanone; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016687:Polydioxanone