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01-08-2019 | Bariatric Surgery | Brief Communication
Secured Lumen-Apposing Fully Covered Metallic Stents for Stenoses in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients
Authors:
Cem Simsek, Yervant Ichkhanian, Lea Fayad, Kimberly E. Steele, Michael A. Schweitzer, Katherine Lamond, Kia Vosoughi, Jay Doshi, Tazkia Shah, Andreas Oberbach, Abdulhameed Al-Sabban, Alex Gandsas, Anthony N. Kalloo, Mouen A. Khashab, Vivek Kumbhari
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Obesity Surgery
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Issue 8/2019
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Abstract
New approaches for refractory stenosis in post-bariatric surgical patients include fully covered lumen-apposing metallic stents (LAMS); however, stent migration continues to be a problem. Endoscopic suture placement to LAMS can reduce the migration. Aiming to assess the feasibility and safety of the procedure, we evaluated nine consecutive patients with inability to tolerate a solid diet due to a benign gastrointestinal stricture recalcitrant to previous attempts at endoscopic therapy. All patients were symptom-free starting from 1-week follow-up. Median stent dwell time was nearly 3 months. During the removal procedures, three incidental foreign bodies were found and removed. No stent migration was observed in any patients. Suturing LAMS is a feasible technique allowing for prolonged stent dwell times; however, it requires a high level of expertise plus additional procedure time.