Mo1111 ROLE FOR LUMEN-APPOSING METAL STENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SHORT-LENGTH GASTROINTESTINAL STRICTURES

Short length gastrointestinal (GI) strictures are seen at anastomotic sites following surgical resections, and in bowel that has been chronically inflamed or infiltrated by malignancy. Dilation and steroid injections are temporary treatments that lack long term efficacy. Fully covered self-expandable metal and plastic stents are too long for these strictures and migrate frequently. Our aim was to describe a role for lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in the management of short-length GI strictures.

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