Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Research Article

Utilising Oesophageal Biodegradable Stent in Benign Pyloric Stenosis: Novel Technique

¹Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hairmyres Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire, UK

²Department of Radiology, Hairmyres Hospital, NHS Lanarkshire, UK

*Corresponding Author:

Ahmed Hammad
Department of Surgery, Hairmyres Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire, UK
Tel: 0044-7923425235
E-mail: ahammadfarrag@yahoo.com

Received date: June 16, 2015 Accepted date: July 14, 2015 Published date: July 25, 2015

Citation: Ahmed H, Haitham Q, Mohamed S, Cliff M, Sajid M (2015) Utilising Oesophageal Biodegradable Stent in Benign Pyloric Stenosis: Novel Technique. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 5:307. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000307

Copyright: © 2015 Ahmed H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License; which permits unrestricted use; distribution; and reproduction in any medium; provided the original author and source are credited.

Background: Benign pyloric stenosis in not uncommon problem. Different treatment modalities can be implemented each has its drawbacks. In this present a new technique of placement of biodegradable oesophageal stent for treating gastric outlet obstruction secondary to benign peptic stricture Method: 23 year old lady had long history of gastric outlet obstruction secondary to pyloric stenosis requiring recurrent hospitalisation; she had multiple admissions with repeated endoscopic dilatation which relieves her symptoms of short period. Decision was made of placement of pyloric biodegradable (BD) stent as a salvage treatment prior to resorting to surgery, biodegradable stents are designed for oesophageal placement and the delivery system is short to reach the pylorus in a dilated chronic obstructed stomach.

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