Closing a perforated duodenal ulcer with a stent was feasible and did not appear to differ from surgical closure in outcomes, a small randomized Swedish study suggested. In the 42-patient study, the ...
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following duodenal ...
J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;27(7):1181-1186. Before stent insertion, stenosis was evaluated using computed tomography, endoscopy, and fluoroscopy. With the patient under sedation, the DBE probe ...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cook Medical announced today that its Evolution ® Duodenal Controlled-Release Stent was recently granted 510(k) clearance by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
While you won't always be able to prepare for a stent, there are some cases where you'll need to talk with your doctor ...
Introduction: Biliary stenting with radioactive seed placement has become a frequently applied palliative intervention for patients with obstructive hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). Despite its ...
Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS)—tubular metal mesh stents that expand radially upon deployment—were initially introduced in the field of gastroenterology for the relief of malignant biliary ...
Angioplasty with stent placement is a minimally invasive procedure used to open narrow or blocked arteries. This procedure is used in different parts of your body, depending on the location of the ...
It only takes about a week for most patients to recover from a stent, but it may take longer for others, and there are ...
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