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Endoscopic Stenting for Malignant Dysphagia in Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Current Oncology, 2023 Malignant dysphagia is a common problem in patients with esophageal cancer. Endoscopic stenting can resolve dysphagia caused by malignant stricture; however, controversy exists regarding the use of esophageal stenting for the treatment of malignant ...
Ryu Ishihara
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Clinical Validation of a New Enhanced Stent Imaging Method
Algorithms, 2023 (1) Background: Stent underexpansion is the main cause of stent thrombosis and restenosis. Coronary angiography has limitations in the assessment of stent expansion. Enhanced stent imaging (ESI) methods allow a detailed visualization of stent deployment.
Chadi Ghafari +6 more
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Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018 Stents and tubes to maintain the patency of the airways are commonly used for malignant obstruction and are occasionally employed in benign disease. Malignant airway obstruction usually results from direct involvement of bronchogenic carcinoma, or by extension of carcinomas occurring in the esophagus or the thyroid.
Erik, Folch, Colleen, Keyes
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Advances in Ureteral Stent Design and Materials
Current Urology Reports, 2018 Purpose of ReviewThere are three technological parameters that play a key role on the performance of an ideal stent. These are its material, design and surface coating.
A. Mosayyebi +3 more
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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2012 los stents convencionales presentan tasas de restenosis intrastent entre 10% y 60%, mientras los stents liberadores de fármacos alcanzan el 10%. Para Latinoamérica, no hay reportes de restenosis intrastent en comparación con los stents convencionales y ...
Jorge A. Arroyave C., MD +1 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019 Background Left-sided colonic malignant lesions have the potential of acute bowel obstruction. Emergency surgery with stoma construction is considered the standard of management. Insertion of colonic stent to allow bowel decompression, primary resection,
Mohammad S Marie, Gad M Behairy
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European Heart Journal, 2015 Modern-day stenting procedures leverage advances in pharmacotherapy and device innovation. Patients treated with contemporary antiplatelet agents, peri-procedural antithrombin therapy and new-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have excellent outcomes ...
R. Byrne, M. Joner, A. Kastrati
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Endotracheal stent increased survival length in patients with invasive thymic adenocarcinoma
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018 We reported the first case of inoperative thymic adenocarcinoma successfully palliative treated by the double-stent procedure. In a patient who expressed stridor, computed tomography was done and necrotic mediastinal mass, which protrudes into a trachea,
Tatjana Adzic-Vukicevic +6 more
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Steerable antegrade stenting: a new trick of the trade
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2007 INTRODUCTION: Whereas a retrograde attempt to insert an indwelling stent is performed in lithotomy position, usually renal access is gained in a prone position.
Udo Nagele +6 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015 Monocytes play important roles in inflammatory responses and vascular remodeling after vascular stenting. This research focused on impacts of nickel (Ni) ions released from a corroded cardiovascular stent on cytotoxicity and monocyte activation. Methods:
Chun-Ming Shih +10 more
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