EES versus PES effectiveness data based on Stone et al, 2008. EES versus PES safety data based on Stone et al, 2009. ZES versus PES effectiveness data based on Leon et al, Transcatheter ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

The Rise and Fall of BVS and the FDA Device-Approval Process Drs Mandrola and Kaul reflect on the less-than-stellar results for the first-generation bioresorbable stent and discuss the challenges ...

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Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...