metallic stents
Colonic Self-Expandable Metallic Stents for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Obstruction Induced Sepsis
... self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) as a bridge to surgery for patients with colorectal cancer obstruction induced sepsis (CRCOIS) have better health outcomes compared with emergency surgery ...
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Treatment of recurrent nasolacrimal duct obstructions with balloon expandable metallic stents: results of early experience
... that metallic stents about 20 mm in length are appropriate for the diffuse nasolacrimal duct obstructions if the stent is to be placed with the upper tip slightly protruding into the dilated lac- rimal sac ...
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Long-term follow-up of self-expandable metallic stents in benign tracheobronchial stenosis: a retrospective study
... of metallic stents to treat benign tracheal stenosis should be considered only after thorough exploration of all other treatment options, like surgical treatment or insertion of silicone stents ...
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Treatment outcomes of ureteral stenting for malignant extrinsic ureteral obstruction: a comparison between polymeric and metallic stents
... of metallic stents over polymeric stents for the treatment of ...that metallic stents should be the first treatment choice because of their coiled wire structure, which is supe- rior to ...
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Comparison of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery after Insertion of Self-Expandable Metallic Stents in Acute Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: A Case-Matched Study
... 10. Watt AM, Faragher IG, Griffin TT, Rieger NA, Maddern GJ. Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: a systematic review. Ann Surg 2007;246(1):24-30. 11. Kavanagh DO, ...
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Experimental arteriovenous fistulas: treatment with silicone covered metallic stents
... porous metallic stents to close experimentally created arteriovenous fistulas in the carotid arteries of mongrel dogs ...porous metallic stents (Wallstents) did not produce immediate closure ...
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Placement of self-expandable bifurcated metallic stents without use of fluoroscopic and guidewire guidance to palliate central airway lesions
... plain metallic stents in 96 patients using FOB with guidewire guidance; fluor- oscopy was not ...Plain metallic stents were placed in 26 patients who then underwent endotracheal tube ...
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Palliation of Malignant Esophageal Obstruction and Fistulas with Metallic Stents: A Tertiary Center Experience
... of metallic stent in advanced oesophageal ...expanding metallic stents were used in all ...expanding metallic stents are invaluable in advanced oesophageal ...
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Experimental arteriovenous fistulas: treatment with porous metallic stents
... porous metallic stents in the treatment of experimentally created carotid-jugular ...Porous metallic stents were placed endovascularly across the fistula holes within the carotid artery; ...
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Covered versus uncovered self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
... Malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is recognized as a complication of advanced malignant disease in the upper gastrointestinal tract, which usually include distal gastric cancer, periampullary carcinoma, lymphoma ...
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Intraluminal, self expanding metallic stents in canine trachea
... The controlled displacement and dilated tracheal lumen cranial to the stent level were insufficient to support the use of the hooked stents O\'er the plain stents... Amemiya, Ryuta, \ Ia[r] ...
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An outcome analysis of self-expandable metallic stents in central airway obstruction: a cohort study
... Ultraflex stents in carefully selected patients, silicon stents remain the first choice in patients with benign airway ...cone stents with defined diameter can be repositioned and removed ...silicon ...
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Palliative treatment with radiation-emitting metallic stents in unresectable Bismuth type III or IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma
... There are some limitations to this study. First, the eval- uation of tumour response was abandoned in the REMS group because of the measurement difficulty caused by metallic and radioactive artefact on images. ...
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Occlusion of Experimentally Created Fusiform Aneurysms with Porous Metallic Stents
... connective tissue and collagen, indicating a well- organized thrombus filling each aneurysmal lumen. Wakhloo and coworkers (6, 7) devised an ex- periment to study the flow patterns within an an- eurysm. They used ...
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Do airway metallic stents for benign lesions confer too costly a benefit?
... While we have included Wallstents in this retrospective, it is important to note that the manufacturer of this type of stent does not now recommend their use in the airways. Several authors have suggested that removal of ...
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Clinical outcomes of metallic Y-shaped covered stents for bronchopleural fistula around upper carina after lobectomy
... airway stents have been studied, including Y silicone airway stents [9–11] and self- expanding metallic airway stents ...with metallic stents [7, 9, 18–20]. Silicone ...
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Palatal erosion and oronasal fistulation following covered nasopharyngeal stent placement in two dogs
... Treatment options for dogs with nasopharyngeal stenosis include fluoroscopic placement of metallic stents. Reported complications include entrapment of hair and food, obstruction and persistent nasal ...
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Malignant ureteral obstruction: experience and comparative analysis of metallic versus ordinary polymer ureteral stents
... either metallic stents or ordinary poly- meric stents could enable effective hydronephrosis drainage and improve short-term renal ...the metallic stent and ordinary polymeric stent maintain a ...
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Placement of a self-expandable metallic stent as a bridge to surgery for large bowel obstruction induced by effective neoadjuvant therapy: report of three cases
... Self-expandable metallic stents were placed across the obstruction as a bridge to surgery, and laparoscopic low anterior resection was uneventfully performed in all ...
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Updates on the use of ureteral stents: focus on the Resonance<sup>®</sup> stent
... Resonance metallic stent in the setting of benign ...bilateral metallic stents were placed as a rising serum creatinine ...54 stents displayed evidence of gross calcification, but this did not ...
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