Urinary stents, sometimes called ureteral stents, hold the ureter open so urine can drain as usual. The ureter connects the bladder and kidneys. Urinary stents are typically placed temporarily for ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Using latest-generation stent technology—a thin-strut, everolimus-eluting platinum-chromium stent with a bioabsorbable polymer (Synergy; Boston Scientific)—patients with left main ...
A doctor places a kidney stent, also called a ureteral stent, to keep urine flowing from the kidney to the bladder, usually after you have a kidney stone or some other obstruction. While your doctor ...
A stent is a tiny tube that a doctor places in an artery or duct to help keep it open and restore the flow of bodily fluids in the area. Stents help relieve blockages and treat narrow or weakened ...
WASHINGTON, DC—Two DES with biodegradable polymers—the everolimus-eluting Synergy and the sirolimus-eluting Orsiro—provide 1-year results not worse than those seen with the zotarolimus-eluting ...
Giuseppe Gargiulo, Stephan Windecker, Bruno R da Costa, Fausto Feres, Myeong-Ki Hong, Martine Gilard, Hyo-Soo Kim, Antonio Colombo, Deepak L Bhatt, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Marie-Claude Morice, Kyung Woo Park ...
Coronary stents, those tiny mesh tubes that prop open blocked blood vessels, have helped millions of people avoid invasive and complicated bypass surgery. But stents cease to be needed after the blood ...
Stent placement is a common procedure to treat a brain aneurysm. It diverts blood flow to avoid extra pressure on the aneurysm that may cause it to burst. A brain aneurysm develops when there is a ...