The Local Damage and Systemic Inflammation Induced by a Biodegradable Polydioxanone Stent Implanted in the Rabbit Trachea Decreases Markedly with Stent Degradation.

The lack of statistically significant differences between the 30-, 60-, and 90-day groups may partly reflect limited statistical power; however, the strong and highly significant association between IL-8 levels and stent visibility suggests that degradation status, rather than time alone, may be a key biological factor influencing IL-8 expression.

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