The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the ...

After discharge, call us immediately if you have any new symptoms or worsening of the symptoms you had before the stent placement, including: Severe headache Slurred speech Problems at your puncture ...

Figure 4: Event rates in studies comparing CABG surgery and PCI in ULMCA disease ... between patients with bifurcations who received one stent and those with ostial or midshaft lesions.

This study examined feasibility of the double balloon enteroscope-guided withdrawal-reinsertion method as a rescue procedure in patients with failed palliative stent placement for malignant small ...

Knee placement surgery is an effective solution that provides relief for those suffering from severe knee pain. Deciding to ...

Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a ...

A patient-reported outcomes trial used the ICIQ-S to compare patient experiences and satisfaction after ureteroscopy with placement of a silicone or polyurethane stent.