The purpose of the assessment is to address the research question whether the use of biodegradable stents for benign refractory or recurrent oesophageal stenosis is more effective and/or safer than self-expanding metal or plastic stents or oesophageal dilation.
Final version of the assessment was published in May 2015
Below is the documentation provided by the Joint Assessment authoring team:
wp5-sb-14_biodegradable_stents_for_oesophageal_stenosis_comments_table_
wp5-sb-14_biodegradable_stents_for_oesphageal_stenosis_project_plan
Biodegradable Stents for benign refractory esophageal stenosis_Rapid REA_Final_May 2015