Background and Aims: Technical limitations of conventional endoscopes and delivery systems frequently hamper palliative endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant small bowel ...

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 ...

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked ...

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 ...

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 ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

Coronary brachytherapy is a procedure that helps prevent your blood vessels from becoming blocked after a stent placement. While this therapy is very effective when it comes to preventing additional ...

Each year, about 250,000 Americans undergo sleeve gastrectomy, one of the most common weight-loss operations in the United ...

NEW YORK – 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. visit, ...

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 ...