This report compared the benefits of 2 types of surgical palliation for patients with malignant colorectal cancer: insertion of a stent (n = 30) or a palliative surgical procedure (n =14). Patients ...

Interventional cardiologist Dr. Amir Haghighat said the findings favor stenting for patients with significant blockage.

NEW YORK (AP) — The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians was staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of his U.S.

June 10, 2004 — Pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis with reteplase and the Helix mechanical thrombectomy device followed by early stent placement is a safe and effective treatment for ...

The procedure to place a stent, often called angioplasty, is performed to restore proper blood flow, reduce symptoms (like ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 75-year-old wife had two third generation medicine-eluting stents inserted into a branch of the left anterior coronary artery in January 2020. On 75 mg of clopidogrel and 81 mg of ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...

Stent–graft placement is used to treat aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Weakening of the wall of the aorta can lead to widening of the vessel, or aneurysm. Aneurysms may rupture causing internal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Placing the Xen45 gel stent using an ab externo technique helped lower IOP in patients with glaucoma, according ...