This technology—described in an online publication in ACS Applied Engineering Materials and which will be featured on the cover of an upcoming print issue—has transformative potential in a ...

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the successful management of a super-high esophageal-tracheal fistula using a Sigma fully covered metallic stent. Super-high esophageal fistulas occur in the upper ...

While plastic stents were first used to treat gastrointestinal conditions of the esophagus, gastroduodenal, biliary ducts, and colon, bare-metal stent advancements led to their use for these ...

FINAL kissing balloon dilatation (FKB) in patients treated with an upfront provisional stenting strategy for coronary ...

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer cases ...

The Company is proudly collaborating with the Esophageal Cancer Action Network (ECAN), the American Foregut Society (AFS) and The Gut Doctor Podcast LLC to promote esophageal cancer prevention ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Shawn Tai, Medical Oncologist at UT Health Tyler Hope Center says not many people are aware of ...

Drug-eluting stents reduce the occurrence of in-stent restenosis and the need for subsequent target vessel revascularization when compared with bare-metal stents. However, drug-eluting stents may ...

In patients with inoperable locally advanced esophageal cancer who received definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy, a higher radiation dose (≥ 59.4 Gy) did not improve survival compared with ...

14-year-old Sofia Bocanegra started started Kits for Kids earlier this year. It’s a project where she makes birthday kits for children and teens so their families can use the supplies to celebrate.

The company's efforts aim to promote awareness and education about esophageal cancer, a disease with a five-year survival rate of approximately 20%, according to Emmanuel Gorospe, M.D., of Castle ...