Biodegradable pancreatic stent: A 1-step “magical” procedure to resolve pancreatic duct strictures?

The treatment of patients with painful chronic pancreatitis (CP) and dominant main pancreatic duct (MPD) stricture remains a challenge. The current recommendations suggest, as the standard modality of endoscopic treatment, the insertion of a single pancreatic plastic stent (PPS) in the MPD with the aim of relieving pain related to outflow obstruction, and for MPD strictures persisting beyond 1 year after the initial PPS insertion, to consider other options such as surgical pancreaticojejunostomy, the insertion of multiple plastic stents, or a trial of 3 to 6 months with a fully covered-self expandable metal stent (FC-SEMS).

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - January 18, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Myriam Delhaye, Jacques Devi ère Tags: Original article Source Type: research