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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

A one-month treatment of dual anti-platelet therapy is safe and as effective as a longer duration of therapy at preventing cardiac events in patients one year after stent placement, according to ...

FILE - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, center, leads the official door-opening ceremony of lower Manhattan's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. The spiritual leader of ...