Closing a perforated duodenal ulcer with a stent was feasible and did not appear to differ from surgical closure in outcomes, a small randomized Swedish study suggested. In the 42-patient study, the ...
Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;6(1):105-114. When double-stent placement (duodenal and biliary) is considered, biliary stent placement can be performed either preceding or following duodenal ...
Cook Medical has received FDA clearance for its Evolution duodenal controlled-release stent to help patients experiencing issues associated with malignant gastric outlet obstruction, a late-stage ...
A gastrointestinal stent from Cook Medical now has 510 (k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in patients suffering GI obstructions caused by cancer. Bloomington, ...
Gastric-outlet obstruction (GOO) refers to mechanical or functional obstruction of the flow of gastric contents into the small intestine. Symptoms of GOO include early satiety, postprandial abdominal ...
Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS)—tubular metal mesh stents that expand radially upon deployment—were initially introduced in the field of gastroenterology for the relief of malignant biliary ...