Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents for Benign Gastrointestinal Strictures

Migration rates are high, but excellent overall efficacy suggests the tradeoff is worth it.

Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are approved for the access and drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs), including pseudocysts and walled-off pancreatic necrosis. LAMS are also widely used for a plethora of off-label indications, such as entero-enteric anastomoses, gallbladder drainage, and bile duct drainage. One of the most widely adopted off-label uses of LAMS is as a treatment for benign strictures of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and colon. The devices are well suited to these applications given their short stent lengths.

Now, investigators in China have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 6 studies to evaluate outcomes in a total of 144 patients undergoing LAMS for benign gastrointestinal (GI) stricture…

Reviewing Author

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents for Benign Gastrointestinal Strictures

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