This case is unique because it documents a rare occurrence of a Type IV stent fracture following percutaneous coronary ...

The diagnosis marked a critical turning point for Kerner, who underwent a successful stent placement procedure once his sugar levels were under control which significantly improved his health.

Stent omission after ureteroscopy, even with the use of a ureteral access sheath, may be superior to ureteral stent placement, according to new trial data presented at the American Urological ...

The stent hadn’t helped after all; the impacted kidney had, in fact, been irreversibly damaged and was now functioning at a paltry 20%. Why? The cancer was back, and worse.

The development cohort included 424 adults and adolescents enrolled in the multicenter STENTS prospective cohort study who underwent ureteroscopy with stent placement for urinary stones. The ...

Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we have three studies presented at medical meetings, including one testing a device that may represent an improvement over traditional heart stents. The others ...

The no-stent procedure is also preferred because of a significantly shorter hospital stay and less expense. Therefore, it is suggested that stenting be limited to selective cases such as patients with ...

More than one in five coronary stents doctors placed in Medicare patients from 2019 through 2022 weren't needed; and they cost the federal health program and beneficiaries about $2.4 billion ...

A heart angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed arteries supplying blood to the heart. People may also have stent placement to keep the blood vessels open. Learn more here.

Terri-Ann Perras, 33, said she received no sedation or pain medication before the procedure, in which she was given a ureteral stent to help treat a kidney stone.