Metallic Stent Mesh Coated with Silver Nanoparticles Suppresses Stent-Induced Tissue Hyperplasia and Biliary Sludge in the Rabbit Extrahepatic Bile Duct

• Main Authors: Wooram Park (Author), Kun Yung Kim (Author), Jeon Min Kang (Author), Dae Sung Ryu (Author), Dong-Hyun Kim (Author), Ho-Young Song (Author), Seong-Hun Kim (Author), Seung Ok Lee (Author), Jung-Hoon Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Recent therapeutic strategies to suppress restenosis after biliary stent placement are insufficient. Here, we demonstrate the usefulness of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS), a stent mesh coated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), for suppression of both stent-induced tissue hyperplasia and biliar...