Stents
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Combined surgical treatment in aortic type A dissection.

7 Nov 2009 Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection is a fatal event that, for its high mortality when left untreated, requires urgent surgical intervention. The established treatment includes repair of the ascending aorta and various portions of the aortic ... Read more...

A rare complication of esophageal stent: spinal epidural abscess.

30 Oct 2009 The esophageal stent is used extensively for a malignant stricture, and many complications have been reported. We present a case of esophageal cancer with surgical esophageal stenting. Spinal epidural abscess occurred postoperatively, and we believe ... Read more...

The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial completes randomization: lessons learned and anticipated results.

30 Oct 2009 The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial (CREST) completed randomization on July 18, 2008. Sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the trial has enrolled 2,522 participants across ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stents'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Combined surgical treatment in aortic type A dissection. 7 Nov 2009
• A rare complication of esophageal stent: spinal epidural abscess. 30 Oct 2009
• Computed tomography-guided surgery: complications associated with scanning, processing, surgery, and prosthetics. 30 Oct 2009
• The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial completes randomization: lessons learned and anticipated results. 30 Oct 2009
• The effect of left subclavian artery coverage on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endovascular thoracic aortic interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 30 Oct 2009
• The Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines: management of the left subclavian artery with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. 30 Oct 2009
• Iliac-caval stenting in the obese. 30 Oct 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Stuck in the wrong place. 30 Oct 2009
• [Thoracic abdominal aneurysms--open surgery and endovascular treatment] 20 Oct 2009
• Revascularization for unprotected left main disease: evolution of the evidence basis to redefine treatment standards. 18 Oct 2009
• Predictive values of post-treatment adenosine diphosphate-induced aggregation and vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein index for stent thrombosis after acute coronary syndrome in clopidogrel-treated patients. 13 Oct 2009
• Where has carotid stenting gone? 7 Oct 2009
• Letter by Attaran regarding article, "Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning in Coronary Stenting (CRISP Stent) study: a prospective, randomized control trial". 4 Oct 2009
• Letter by Albertal and Belardi regarding article, "Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning in Coronary Stenting (CRISP Stent) study: a prospective, randomized control trial". 4 Oct 2009
• Letter by Iliodromitis et al regarding article, "Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning in Coronary Stenting (CRISP Stent) study: a prospective, randomized control trial". 4 Oct 2009
• Postoperative nasal forms after presurgical nasoalveolar molding followed by medial-upward advancement of nasolabial components with vestibular expansion for children with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate. 29 Sep 2009
• Event-free 6 months of an octogenarian with an undeployed stent in the left main coronary trunk: efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Angiographic results of the cobalt chromium Vision and Mini-Vision stents. 29 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Stents'

Definition: Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.

Descriptor UI: D015607

Alternative terms: Stents; Stent;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E07.695.750;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition