title: Recent Advances in Gastrointestinal Stent Development.
abstract: Endoscopic stenting is increasingly being used in the management of gastrointestinal luminal obstruction, and has become the current treatment of choice for the palliation of blockage caused by malignant or benign growths. A variety of stents have been developed to enhance the efficacy of the procedure, and improvements are ongoing. In this article, we review the history of, and recent advances in, gastrointestinal stenting. We describe the rationale behind the design as well as the resulting outcome for each stent type.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. ; National Center of Efficacy Evaluation for the Development of Health Products Targeting Digestive Disorders (NCEED), Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. ; National Center of Efficacy Evaluation for the Development of Health Products Targeting Digestive Disorders (NCEED), Incheon, Korea. ; Utah-Inha DDS & Advanced Therapeutics Research Center, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Don Haeng
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Drug-eluting stents; Endoscopy, gastrointestinal; Stents