• Placement of a permanent prostatic stent is carried out as an outpatient treatment under local, topical or spinal anesthesia and usually takes about 15-30 minutes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Urethral stent placement is a technique used for obstructive urinary tract diseases. (vcahospitals.com)
  • Stent placement in the desired position with complete or nearly complete occlusion of the aneurysms was feasible in all patients. (ajnr.org)
  • The technique of using an intravascular stent to create a bridging scaffold followed by endovascular placement of coils through the interstices of the stent into a wide-necked or fusiform aneurysm has been described in experimental studies ( 3 - 5 ) and in humans ( 6 - 14 ). (ajnr.org)
  • A dual minimally invasive treatment approach was chosen, consisting of surgical diagnostic biopsies performed via lateral thoracotomy and transcardial placement of a self-expanding, covered, nitinol esophageal stent to palliate the obstruction. (avma.org)
  • B-Image obtained a few days after stent placement. (avma.org)
  • C-Image obtained 1 week after stent placement. (avma.org)
  • Endoscopic image of the aboral portion of the esophagus in the dog of Figure 1 before (A) and after (B) stent placement. (avma.org)
  • Computed tomographic images in the transverse plane (A), sagittal reconstruction (B), and dorsal reconstruction (C) at the level of the cardia in the dog of Figure 1 obtained 9 months after stent placement. (avma.org)
  • Consecutive patients who were referred to neuroendovascular unit for carotid artery stent placement or EC-IC by-pass from January 2010 to October 2011 participated in the study. (scirp.org)
  • Inclusion criteria included recent (within 30 days of the date of procedure) CTA of the head and neck, evidence of an carotid stenosis of more than 70% confirmed with conventional angiography or severe intracranial major artery stenosis with distinct low perfusion of the relevant regions, age older than 45 years, and selected by the vascular disease specialist as a suitable candidate for stent placement or EC-IC by-pass. (scirp.org)
  • The other method is called angioplasty with stent placement . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Even temporary, such implants require a satisfactory bone volume for placement and stability, and must be inserted at safe distances from vital structures that cannot be injured 14-16 . (bvsalud.org)
  • In this review, we were able to identify in the literature the currently available stents. (urologytimes.com)
  • Then we reviewed essentially the literature in terms of the outcomes for those currently available stents. (urologytimes.com)
  • Currently available stents for intracranial use usually are balloon-expandable coronary stents that carry the risk of damaging a dysplastic segment of the artery, with potential vessel rupture. (ajnr.org)
  • However, currently available stents are not optimized for intracranial use. (ajnr.org)
  • Strut spacing, thickness, luminal protrusion, and malapposition were systematically investigated and a comparison made between two commercially available stents (Omega and Biomatrix). (researchgate.net)
  • Permanent stents are used to relieve urinary obstructions secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), recurrent bulbar urethral stricture (RBUS), or detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia (DESD). (wikipedia.org)
  • A novel temporary prostatic stent for the relief of prostatic urethral obstruction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Background/Aims: To evaluate the usefulness of a temporary prostatic urethral stent to determine which complex surgical patients would benefit from definitive surgical management of their benign prostatic hyperplasia. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Methods: We retrospectively analyzed our benign prostatic hyperplasia database and identified all patients that received at least one temporary prostatic urethral stent between April 2008 and December 2010. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusions: The use of the temporary prostatic urethral stent provided a good provocative test that enabled patients to experience what their voiding status would be if they were to undergo definitive surgical management. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Urethral stents can lead to temporary incontinence in female dogs. (vcahospitals.com)
  • Objectives: To report the 2-years follow-up of patients with bulbar urethral strictures treated with the new Allium TM Bulbar Urethral Stent (Allium BUS). (scirp.org)
  • Methods: The stent is a fully covered, self- expendable, large caliber metal stent specially designed for the treatment of bulbar urethral strictures. (scirp.org)
  • Treatment options for bulbar urethral stricture include urethral dilation, endoscopic urethrotomy, urethral stents and urethroplasty. (scirp.org)
  • Urethral stents were first introduced in the late 1980s, and since then various reports for various stent types have been published. (scirp.org)
  • Conceptually, temporary urethral stenting following urethral dilation or internal urethrotomy could maintain urethral patency and decrease stricture recurrence, and all this without the need for permanent implantation. (scirp.org)
  • In the current study, we present the results of long-term follow-up of patients treated with Allium TM Bulbar Urethral Stricture (Allium BUS) stent. (scirp.org)
  • Patients who receive this intra-urethral device instead of a urinary catheter have dramatically lower rates of urinary tract infection and greatly prefer the stent to a catheter. (massdevice.com)
  • The Spanner temporary prostatic stent maintains urine flow and allows natural voluntary urination. (wikipedia.org)
  • Results: Forty Spanner TM stents were placed in 20 patients. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In 2016, SRS Medical Systems announced that the company secured CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Spanner temporary prostatic stent, devised to be used as an indwelling Foley catheter as well as an intermittent urinary catheter in male patients. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • According to the company, the Spanner device was composed of a pair of anchors and a silicone tube, and was devised to decrease resistance in the bladder neck and prostatic urethra without stenting the external sphincter. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • SRS Medical Systems said it won the FDA's approval for a clinical trial of its Spanner prostate stent for an expanded indication, a temporary implant designed to replace indwelling and intermittent urinary catheters. (massdevice.com)
  • The Spanner device consists of a pair of anchors and a silicone tube and is designed to reduce resistance in the bladder neck and prostatic urethra without stenting the external sphincter, SRS said. (massdevice.com)
  • The stents are all manufactured of nitinol and have a co-polymer coating to prevent encrustations. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • Now with a change in the materials, so the new stents are using nitinol, they're using much less material, so it's much less likely to become encrusted. (urologytimes.com)
  • We have the iTind, which stands for temporary implantable nitinol device. (urologytimes.com)
  • That's also a coated nitinol stent. (urologytimes.com)
  • Angioplasty and stents both help open clogged heart arteries. (sharp.com)
  • During an angioplasty, a tiny, temporary balloon is inflated inside a blocked artery. (sharp.com)
  • Temporary stent as a bail-out device during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: preliminary clinical experience. (bmj.com)
  • Silk Road Medical of Sunnyvale, California won FDA clearance to introduce its ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System that prevents embolisms by reversing the blood flow in the carotid artery during angioplasty and stenting procedures. (medgadget.com)
  • however, angioplasty is only a temporary fix for many patients. (wordinfo.info)
  • Drug-coated stents discharge their cargo slowly over several weeks, the period when the vessel is still traumatized from angioplasty and at greatest risk of forming a clog inside the stent. (wordinfo.info)
  • Two research teams randomly assigned 780 people with blocked bare-metal stents to have angioplasty followed either by insertion of a second, coated stent or by radiation at the stent site. (wordinfo.info)
  • Carotid angioplasty and stenting is likely to be used when carotid endarterectomy would not be safe. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Methods A prospectively maintained endovascular database was searched to identify patients who underwent stent-assisted coil embolization followed by stent retrieval and removal. (bmj.com)
  • The development of self-expanding stents dedicated to intracranial use has significantly widened the applicability of endovascular therapy to many intracranial aneurysms that would otherwise have been untreatable by endovascular techniques. (nih.gov)
  • An aortoesophageal fistula after an esophageal SEMS insertion for a benign disease has rarely been reported and only in cases where there was a thoracic neoplasm, thoracic aortic aneurism, endovascular stent repair, foreign body or esophageal surgery. (wjgnet.com)
  • The combination of endovascular reconstruction of the parent vessel with use of a self-expanding stent followed by coil embolization offers a promising therapeutic alternative for wide-necked aneurysms not amenable to coil embolization alone. (ajnr.org)
  • Ceasing antiplatelet therapy in patients who have underwent cardiac percutaneous intervention can increase the risk of stent thrombosis. (radiopaedia.org)
  • A large stent diameter and synthetic covering over the tubular mesh prolong stent patency and reduce risk for tissue hyperplasia and tumor ingrowth. (wjgnet.com)
  • and the Ureteral Stent (URS) (round shaped, available in varying lengths and with an anchor option) for the treatment of ureteral strictures. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • In this study, researchers describe a smartphone application designed to simplify tracking of ureteral stent procedures and removal dates. (ahrq.gov)
  • Background: To compare the neuropsychological consequences after carotid artery stenting (CAS) and extracranial-intracranial by-pass (EC-IC by-pass). (scirp.org)
  • Liu, L. and Zhou, Y. (2015) Effect of Carotid Artery Stenting and Extracranial-Intracranial By-Pass on Cognitive Function: Preliminary Results. (scirp.org)
  • To reduce the risk of stroke, carotid artery stenting (CAS) is performed and has shown to be effective in preventing from stroke in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. (scirp.org)
  • Temporary blood flow reversal of the carotid artery has been shown to be safe since collateral vessels via the Circle of Willis can compensate in the brain while a procedure is performed. (medgadget.com)
  • Recent Food and Drug Administration approval of the Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device and Delivery System (Cordis) has added a new option for self-expanding stent-assisted intracranial aneurysm coiling. (nih.gov)
  • Four consecutive patients with a wide-necked intracranial aneurysm were treated with a combined approach that consisted of delivery of a flexible self-expanding neurovascular stent through a microcather to cover the neck of the aneurysm and subsequent filling of the aneurysm with coils through the stent interstices. (ajnr.org)
  • age range, 43-49 years) with a wide-necked intracranial aneurysm were treated with the Neuroform microdelivery stent system (Smart Therapeutics, Inc./Boston Scientific, San Leandro, CA) and detachable platinum coils. (ajnr.org)
  • A temporary stent will not provide voiding function if the patient does not have a working bladder and external sphincter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) represent the latest advancement of metal biliary stents used to endoscopically treat a variety of obstructive biliary pathology. (wjgnet.com)
  • Fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMS) are composed of a metal alloy tubular mesh with a synthetic covering to minimize tumor ingrowth. (wjgnet.com)
  • We used self-expandable stents (SEMS) in the management of the leak. (wjgnet.com)
  • These stents come in various shapes, are designed particularly to treat individual type of stricture, have a large calibre and a strong radial force, and are self-expandable. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • These results showed that not only could we open up the blood vessel but we can help many more people recover fully from their strokes when this 'stent retriever' procedure is used. (ohsu.edu)
  • The Spur Stent system is a unique vessel prep system. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • It's a stent-based system and you have these spikes which are then going into the vessel wall and creating the. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • And I guess then it's going into the field just to use the Spur Stent system as a vessel prep system especially in below the knee, it's really a very easy to handle device with no complications. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • A bioresorbable stent is inserted in the vessel to open narrowed arteries during the critical healing period - and gradually reabsorbs into the body within months, leaving no permanent implant. (sharp.com)
  • Stents can be cleared, but the only approved treatment for keeping a bare-metal stent from clogging again is the application of radiation directly inside the blood vessel. (wordinfo.info)
  • In addition, radiation sometimes contributes to a blockage by exacerbating vessel damage at the edges of the stent. (wordinfo.info)
  • Stent removal after coil embolization would eliminate the risk of post-procedure stent thromboembolic complications and alleviate the need for continuing antiplatelet therapy. (bmj.com)
  • The real issue with the older stents, which is evidenced in the literature review, is that they were successful in improving symptoms, but they had high levels and rates of complications, such as migration, encrustation, or just pain or dysuria. (urologytimes.com)
  • Postoperative complications were mainly related to the stents and included dysuria or urgency (n = 2), hematuria related to movement (n = 2), and urinary tract infection (n = 1). (urotoday.com)
  • Results: All stents were successfully inserted with no peri-operative complications. (scirp.org)
  • The main complications were stent migration, stent re-stenosis and urinary tract infections. (scirp.org)
  • By replacing a urinary catheter with a prostate stent, care providers reduce the risk of urinary tract infection, improve patient quality-of-life, and decrease the factors which commonly contribute to higher overall healthcare costs, such as length-of-stay, readmissions and other catheter-related complications," CEO Lee Brody said in prepared remarks. (massdevice.com)
  • Conclusions Stent retrieval and removal can be done safely in selected cases at the end of stent-assisted coil embolization using the Solitaire AB device. (bmj.com)
  • We studied the technical feasibility and efficacy of a new, extremely flexible, self-expanding neurovascular stent in combination with subsequent coil embolization for the treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms. (ajnr.org)
  • A temporary prostatic stent can be inserted in a similar manner to a Foley catheter, requiring only topical anesthesia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some patients prefer a temporary stent to Foley catheter use. (wikipedia.org)
  • The prostatic stent is a completely internal device and can be inserted and removed as easily as a Foley catheter. (wikipedia.org)
  • During the procedure, stroke doctors use a catheter to guide the small stent from the groin area to the brain. (ohsu.edu)
  • Seven patients (35%) did well with the stent and progressed to definitive surgical management whereas 10% of the cohort (2/20) leaked urine with the stent in place and subsequently went back to catheter management. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The purpose of a structural analysis of a stent is to determine quantities such as the displacements, stresses, and strains within a device resulting from external loading, such as crimping or during the catheter loading process, and in-vivo processes, such as expansion and pulsatile loading. (astm.org)
  • In total, 141 patients (119 women) with 142 aneurysms underwent 143 attempted stent deployments. (nih.gov)
  • Background Stent-assisted coiling is a commonly adopted technique employed in the coiling of broader-based aneurysms. (bmj.com)
  • Results Three cases were identified where the use of the fully resheathable Solitaire AB Neurovascular Remodeling Device permitted the coiling of broad-based aneurysms with subsequent retrieval and removal of the stent. (bmj.com)
  • We assessed the technical feasibility and efficacy of the combined application of a flexible, self-expanding neurovascular stent and detachable coils in the management of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms in humans. (ajnr.org)
  • Preliminary data demonstrate that this extremely flexible stent is technically easy to deploy and can be easily and safely maneuvered through severely tortuous vessels, enabling the treatment of intracranial wide-necked aneurysms. (ajnr.org)
  • Intraprostatic stents are an example of minimally invasive treatment for LUTS. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • In this video, Dean S. Elterman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, provides an overview of the publication, "A scoping review of office-based prostatic stents: past, present, and future of true minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia," for which he served as the senior author. (urologytimes.com)
  • A prostatic stent is a stent used to keep open the male urethra and allow the passing of urine in cases of prostatic obstruction and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). (wikipedia.org)
  • Successful treatment by balloon venoplasty and stent insertion of obstruction of the superior vena cava by an endocardial pacemaker lead. (bmj.com)
  • Both Latib and Khan note that prediction of coronary obstruction is still suboptimal and that preventive strategies, such as "chimney" stenting, or extending a stent beyond the coronary ostium, have shown poor long-term outcomes and can make reengaging a coronary artery extremely difficult after TAVR. (medscape.com)
  • Small mesh cylinders called stents, which doctors surgically implant to prop open clogged arteries, have a disturbing tendency to become blocked soon after they are inserted. (wordinfo.info)
  • The open, diamond-shape cell design of the stent allows the stent to eventually become embedded in the urethra, thus minimizing the risk for encrustation and migration. (wikipedia.org)
  • Novel anchoring designs have been effective at addressing the common problem of stent migration with FCSEMS. (wjgnet.com)
  • A 1.5-cm caudal and aboral migration of the stent is apparent. (avma.org)
  • D - Image obtained 8 months after repositioning of the stent, showing complete migration of the stent into the stomach. (avma.org)
  • The only FDA approved permanent stent is the Urolume. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's an interesting story, because there's been an evolution of stents from the late 1990s, things like the UroLume and Memokath, and then they fell out of favor. (urologytimes.com)
  • One patient requiring 5 telescoping stents experienced temporary ischemic symptoms. (nih.gov)
  • The stent -made of platinum-titanium mesh and called the Solitaireā„¢ Flow Restoration Device - is guided into the part of a patient's brain arteries where a blood clot has formed. (ohsu.edu)
  • A new way of opening blocked arteries in the brain using a removable stent system in people suffering strokes brought remarkably positive results in how those patients recovered from the strokes, according to a study presented this morning at the American Stroke Association's annual conference in New Orleans. (ohsu.edu)
  • Stent induced hemodynamic changes in the coronary arteries are associated with higher risk of adverse clinical outcome. (researchgate.net)
  • Allium Medical has introduced many types of stents for the treatment of various types of urinary tract strictures, on the basis of anatomic location. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • The unravelling feature of these Allium-made stents enables ease of removal. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • There's another stent available in some parts of the world called the Allium, a BPH stent. (urologytimes.com)
  • Both Jean Bentley, from Portland, and Patty Ladd, from Salem, had very good outcomes from the stent procedures at OHSU after they suffered their strokes, in 2010. (ohsu.edu)
  • Failure to remove ureteral stents can lead to adverse patient outcomes and increased health care costs. (ahrq.gov)
  • The move to stents has been much more efficient, but within a few months after they are implanted, about twenty percent of bare-metal stents start clogging. (wordinfo.info)
  • Coupled with earlier work, the new studies "establish the role of drug-[releasing] stents as the preferred treatment" for blocked bare-metal stents, says cardiologist Adnan Kastrati of the German Heart Center in Munich. (wordinfo.info)
  • A new patient safety smartphone application for prevention of 'forgotten' ureteral stents: results from a clinical pilot study in 194 patients. (ahrq.gov)
  • The temporary prostatic stent is typically used to help patients maintain urine flow after procedures that cause prostatic swelling, such as brachytherapy, cryotherapy, TUMT, TURP. (wikipedia.org)
  • DEEPER LIMUS aims to evaluate the safety of ReFlow Medical's Temporary Spur Stent System in below-the-knee patients with peripheral arterial disease or critical limb ischemia. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • CLI patients we treated with the Spur Stent system and we followed it with DCB, which was sirolimus, everolimus-coated coded DCB. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • Two patients required multiple telescoping stents. (nih.gov)
  • Prostate stent is an alternative for certain patients who are considered unsuitable for transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). Transurethral resection of the prostate is considered the gold standard for treating severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urine retention. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • Stents were left in place 5-7 days for patients with stones. (urotoday.com)
  • For the 8 patients without stones, the surgeons left a silicone long-term double pigtail stent until after the delivery. (urotoday.com)
  • In patients receiving radiation, roughly twice as many stents required reopening during that time. (wordinfo.info)
  • Secondary closure success was obtained in 325 patients (98%) after 7 bare stenting, 37 covered stenting, and 1 thrombin injection. (lu.se)
  • Temporary nerve injury and stroke were observed in 2% and 4% of patients, respectively. (lu.se)
  • However, there is a risk of stent thrombosis with the corollary risk of stroke during and after the procedure. (bmj.com)
  • If you have had a stroke or temporary brain injury, your provider will consider whether treating your blocked artery with surgery is safe for you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The clot seeps into the mesh of the stent. (ohsu.edu)
  • A stent is a tiny wire mesh tube that is permanently placed in the heart to keep the artery open. (sharp.com)
  • The stent expands the interior walls of the artery and allows blood to get to the patient's brain immediately to prevent as much brain damage as possible. (ohsu.edu)
  • Local hemodynamics worsened with luminal protrusion of the stent and with stent malapposition, adverse high WSS and WSSG were identified around peak flow and throughout the cardiac cycle respectively. (researchgate.net)
  • For the Biomatrix stent, the adverse effect of thicker struts was mitigated by greater strut spacing, radial cell offset and flow-aligned struts. (researchgate.net)
  • injury to the lingual nerve can lead to temporary or permanent taste disturbance and loss of sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue on the side of the injury. (medscape.com)
  • Irrigation is a simple outpatient procedure that often provides at least temporary relief. (mayoclinic.org)
  • citation needed] Although a permanent prostatic stent is not a medical treatment, it falls under the classification of a surgical procedure. (wikipedia.org)
  • It compared the new stent retriever procedure to a traditional clot removal intervention for strokes. (ohsu.edu)
  • The study results showed that, compared to the traditional retriever device, the new stent retriever resulted in more people who had an "excellent neurological outcome" - 33 percent with the corkscrew procedure compared to 56 percent with the stent. (ohsu.edu)
  • This document is not intended to cover all aspects of developing a finite element model of radial deformation of a stent. (astm.org)
  • The Spur Stent System is designed for the treatment of long, diffuse and severely calcified infrapopliteal disease, and is currently only approved for investigational use. (radcliffevascular.com)
  • An inability to navigate or deploy the stent was experienced in 3% of cases, as well as a 2% occurrence of inaccurate deployment. (nih.gov)
  • The Enterprise is associated with a high rate of successful navigation and low occurrence of inaccurate stent deployment. (nih.gov)
  • Permanent stents are often metal coils, which are inserted into the male urethra. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are two types of prostatic stent: temporary and permanent. (wikipedia.org)
  • The main motive for removal of permanent stents is worsening of symptoms even with device fitted. (wikipedia.org)
  • Usually, permanent stents are used only for men who are unwilling or unable to take medications or who are reluctant or unable to have surgery. (wikipedia.org)
  • Procedural data demonstrated a 6% temporary morbidity, 2.8% permanent morbidity, and 2% mortality (0.8% unruptured, 12% ruptured). (nih.gov)
  • It also resulted in fewer people dying from their strokes - 17 percent with the new stent versus 38 percent with the corkscrew device. (ohsu.edu)
  • A prostatic stent is a small device placed to open up the urethra and improve urine flow and emptying of the bladder. (expertmarketresearch.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of stent design on wall shear stress (WSS), time average WSS, and WSS gradient (WSSG), in idealized stent geometries using computational fluid dynamics. (researchgate.net)
  • This document provides specific guidance for verification and validation (V&V) of finite element (FE) models of vascular stents subjected to uniform radial loading using ASME V&V40 as the basis for developing and executing risk-informed V&V plans. (astm.org)