Table 2. Summary of Crohn’s disease patients reported in the literature with biodegradable stents.
| Author/Year | No. of patients | Location | Length | Previous treatment | Stent type | Technical/clinical success (rate1) | Time degradation | Outcome |
| Rejchrt 2011 30 | 11 | Small intestine, colon, IC anastomosis | ≤ 5 cm | EBD (7 patients) | Polydioxanone biodegradable stent | Yes (90 %) / Yes (63 %) | 4 months | Symptom free in 6 – 7 /11 patients, median follow-up 17 months |
| Rodrigues 2013 31 | 1 | Colon | 6 cm | No | Polydioxanone biodegradable stent | Yes/Yes | 4 months | Symptom free at 16 months |
| Karstensen 2014 32 | 1 | Small-bowel stricture in the ascending limb of an ileoanal J-pouch | 12 cm | EBD | Custom-made biodegradable polydioxanone monofilament stent | Yes / Yes | – | Symptom free at 3 months |
Abbreviations: IC, ileocolonic; EBD, endoscopic balloon dilatation.
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