A stent that’s absorbed by the body would help patients heal better by returning blood vessels to their normal state. Businessweek reports. After surgery restores blood flow through blocked arteries, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Success rates were similar between patients who had coaxial double pigtail plastic stent placement for drainage ...

Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first fully absorbable stent used to treat coronary artery disease. The plastic stent, already available in Europe and manufactured by Abbott Park, ...

The world's first drug-eluting bioresorbable plastic vascular scaffold (BVS) is now widely available across Europe and parts of Asia Pacific and Latin America. The Absorb BVS from Abbott (Abbott Park, ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Drug-eluting stents (DES) made of bioresorbable polymers may be all the rage, but some investigators see advantages in such "disappearing" coronary stents made of metal. In a small ...

Self-expanding metal stents have higher acquisition costs than plastic stents, but two randomized studies suggests that metal stents may be the more cost-effective option due to lower complication ...

Endoscopic placement of biliary stents is recommended to prevent biliary obstruction in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation. Plastic rather than metal ...

Researchers recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs resulted in frequent stent migration and few cases of ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – January 25, 2008 – Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) in the treatment of benign esophageal ...