PCI includes balloon angioplasty and implantation of intracoronary stent.
Results No-reflow occurred in 4 cases of the direct stent group and 18 of the 124 routine stent group (5.1% vs 14.5% respectively)( P
There is high percentage of cases with accurate position of stent in ostium confirmed by IVUS.
Endoscopic stent placement: If the tumor is blocking the bile duct, surgery may be done to put in a stent (a thin, flexible tube) to drain bile that has built up in the area.
Conclusion The implantation of metallic self expanding stent was a simple and effective method which offered good palliation for obstruction of inoperable gastric outlet and post operative strictures.
Researches on drug-eluting stents are now focusing on three main aspects: the stent materials, the coating matrix material and the selection, adhesion and controlled release of the biological agents.
The stent manufacturers make billions more.
Materials and Methods In the 29 cases of hepatic hilar biliary obstruction, 13 cases were placed singular stent, while 16 cases were placed dual stent.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical value of lacrimal duct stent for treatment of lacrimal sac mucocele.
Wang Y. -L. , Wei S. -L. , Lai Y. -L. , Jia W. -K. Implantation of cardiovascular stent and coagulation response.
Objective To assess the efficacy, safety and feasibility of a new biodegradable poly-lactic acid stent in repair of bile duct injury.
The Z-type metallic stent could be showed in hyperechoic multi-bar image witha wide "coinetic sign". The longitudinal views showed as shapes of pipe (50% ), trumpet (20% ) and waist (30% ), andthe transverse views as shapes of circle (47. 5 % ) and ellipse (52.5 % ).
Objective To introduce silicone stent installing for idiopathic nasolacrimal duct obstruction and to evaluate initial effect.
Both ends of the radioactive stent with appearance of column mesh is in smooth bell-mounted shape, and a radioactive source is plated or welded in a side area of the stent back end.
Treatment for carotid stenosis in each patient was selected by the attending physician and consisted in medical treatment endarterectomy or stent placement.
Results: The research of ureureteric stent developed in the absorbable and biodegradable stent.
Basically what they do is put in a stent into the internal jugular vein.
Conclusion it is an effective, easy and safe method to treat malignant obstruction of digestive tract or esophago-bronchial fistula using partially covered nickel-titanium alloy stent.
Endoscopic biliary stent placement for malignant biliary obstructive
Methods Thirty-six cases (36 eyes) of chronic dacryocystitis were implanted with nasolacrimal stent after retrograde dilating nasolacrimal duct.
In children, however, the potential of using a bio-absorbable stent is really exciting and there is really not a lot of work being done here yet because these stents are still very new.
Methods: The urethral stent was applied for the treatment of posterior urethral rupture in pelvic fracture after urethral reunion operation.
Objective To observe the curative effect of chronic dacryocystitis treated by nasolacrimal stent.
The tube is supported by a metallic support, or stent.
The traditional ureteral stent had been widely used in urological surgery since it was first developed in 1967.
Cardiologists have had to decide which type of stent to use in heart attack patients based on small randomized trials that didn't include long-term follow-up and reported conflicting results.
Objective to evaluate the changes and clinic countermeasures of cough and expectoration in the patients with lung cancer after airway stent placements.
