title: [Treatment of a postoperative rectal stenosis with a self-expanding biodegradable polydioxanone stent].
abstract: Rectal stricture is a serious although infrequent complication of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). In some cases, these strictures may be refractory to treatment by endoscopic balloon dilatation. Biodegradable stents might improve the outcome by providing an extended period of dilatation. Moreover, these stents can remain in place without the need to remove them. In the presented case, a biodegradable polidioxanone stent originally developed to treat benign oesophageal stenoses was used to treat a patient suffering from rectal stricture following a TEM.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen, Virchowstr. 122, 45886 Gelsenkirchen. f.dederichs@marienhospital.eu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dederichs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knüdeler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iesalnieks
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016687:Polydioxanone / Q000737:chemistry*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016687:Polydioxanone