Abstract:This article aimed to assess the safety and effectiveness of biodegradable stents in the management of benign biliary strictures. This is a retrospective observational study that included all adult patients who had biodegradable stent placement for a benign cause of biliary stricture between July 2016 and August 2019. Nineteen patients were included. Seventeen patients had liver transplant. One patient had hepaticojejunostomy due to primary sclerosing cholangitis and one patient had iatrogenic left main bile d… Show more
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