Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (18): 2934-2639.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.18.023

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Current development and clinical application of pancreatic stents

Wang Jiang, Liu Kai   

  1. Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, No. 1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2017-05-08 Online:2017-06-28 Published:2017-07-07
  • Contact: Liu Kai, Associate professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, No. 1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • About author:Wang Jiang, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, No. 1 Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
  • Supported by:

    a grant from the Jilin Provincial Development and Reform Commission, No. 2013C023-6

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In recent years, the morbidity of chronic pancreatitis has been increasing dramatically with lifestyle changes. Fortunately, endoscopic pancreatic stenting for patients with chronic pancreatitis shows favorable clinical prospects.
OBJECTIVE: To introduce the advantages and disadvantages of various stent materials and to review the development and clinical application of pancreatic stents.
METHODS: With the key words of “chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic stent” in Chinese and English, respectively, a computer-based search was performed for articles published in CNKI and PubMed databases from January 2005 to November 2016. After the initial screening, articles related to endoscopic pancreatic stenting used in vitro, in vivo or in clinic were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Endoscopic pancreatic stenting has become a recognized treatment for chronic pancreatitis in recent years. Therefore, the development and application of the materials of pancreatic duct stents appear to be particularly important. According to different materials, pancreatic duct stents can be classified into plastic stents, fully covered self-expandable metal stents, and biodegradable stents. The complications, including stent migration and secondary surgery, frequently appear in the clinical use of plastic pancreatic duct stents and self-expandable metal stents, although they have been widely used in clinical practice. Biodegradable pancreatic duct stents can be degraded completely in the pancreatic duct within the expected time, and thereby avoid several complications. Consequently, the exploitation and application of biodegradable pancreatic duct stents have become an issue of concern.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Pancreatitis, Chronic, Cholangiography, Stents, Tissue Engineering

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