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An esophageal stent is a stent (tube) placed in the esophagus to keep a blocked area open so the patient can swallow soft food and liquids. They are effective...

hypertrophy. Colon and esophageal stents are palliative treatments for advanced colon and esophageal cancer. Pancreatic and biliary stents provide drainage...

If the person cannot swallow at all, an esophageal stent may be inserted to keep the esophagus open; stents may also assist in occluding fistulas. A...

a less traumatic insertion than metal stents. The Polyflex stent has shown benefit in palliation of esophageal malignancies. The primary application of...

fallback esophageal stent – medical stent placed in the esophagusPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback stents by properties bare-metal stent –...

fallback esophageal stent – medical stent placed in the esophagusPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback stents by properties bare-metal stent –...

targets esophageal stent – medical stent placed in the esophagusPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback stents by properties bare-metal stent –...

Esophageal atresia is a congenital medical condition (birth defect) that affects the alimentary tract. It causes the esophagus to end in a blind-ended...

two muscular rings, known respectively as the upper esophageal sphincter and the lower esophageal sphincter. These sphincters act to close the esophagus...

An esophageal food bolus obstruction is a medical emergency caused by the obstruction of the esophagus by an ingested foreign body. It is usually associated...

LeMoine O, De Canniere D, Jansens JL (September 2007). "Esophageal stents for iatrogenic esophageal perforations during cardiac surgery". Ann. Thorac. Surg...

frequently leads to intestinal bleeding, life-threatening esophageal bleeding (esophageal varices) and the buildup of fluid within the abdomen (ascites)...

treatment in children include esophageal dilation and esophageal replacement as less commonly implantation of an esophageal stent. In general, most ingestions...

drug delivery systems is the delivery of chemotherapy triggered by esophageal stent expansion. Also, the incorporation of several drugs into stretch-triggered...

agents for indwelling stent in blood vessels, both antiplatelet agents should not be stopped because there is a high risk of stent thrombosis. For those...

or bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP)), to inserting a tracheal stent and surgery. Surgical techniques include aortopexy, tracheopexy, tracheobronchoplasty...

the blockage, this may be followed by stent placement (either immediate stent placement or deferred (when the stent is placed later, if needed)). Liver...

PMID 18711614. Forgos, Richard N. (August 2004). "Restenosis After Angioplasty and Stenting". "Carotid Artery Stenosis". The Lecturio Medical Concept Library. 15 March...

disorders through direct visualization or tissue biopsy including esophageal varices, esophageal strictures, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus...

five males are affected for each female. An "esophageal cancer belt", in which the incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is more than a...