Author′s response: Endoscopic biodegradable biliary stents in the treatment of benign biliary strictures: the first report in clinical use in patients. Antti Siiki, Irina Rinta-Kiikka and Johanna Laukkarinen

Abstract

We appreciate the comments of Dr. Koksal and co-workers on our recent article. In brief, we reported on two first patients with benign biliary strictures treated with self-expanding poly-dioxanone biodegradable biliary stents (BDBS) inserted in endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). The authors underline that BDBS may cause epithelial hyperplasia in the bile duct similarly to oesophageal use.

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