SAN DIEGO -- For endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal draining of pancreatic pseudocysts, plastic stents appeared as safe and effective as lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in a randomized ...
The current debate in cardiology centers on the use of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) vs drug-eluting stents (DESs) in de novo lesions. However, to reach this conclusion, it must be shown that the ...
The patency rate at 6 months was higher for the silicone-coated metallic stent vs double-J stent. A silicone-covered metallic stent maintains patency better than a double-J stent in patients with ...
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Millions of medical procedures every year rely on stents—small mesh-like tubes—to keep body channels open when diseases threaten to close them off. These stents help restore blood ...