Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(8):365-374. Proponents of stents as bridges to surgery recognize the potential quality-of-life benefit in avoiding a temporary or permanent colostomy, and ...
Patients presenting with acute malignant colonic obstruction often undergo emergency surgery, although this is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. An alternative approach is to use a ...
<0> Cook MedicalCaitlin Wenz, 812-339-2235, ext. 4245Specialist, Public Relations,orRacepoint Group, Inc.Sally Bain, 781-487-4647 </0> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) ...
Cook Medical has announced it has received FDA clearance for its Evolution colonic controlled-release stent, according to a news release. The new stent is designed to be used to palliate uncomfortable ...
Introduction: Stents and decompression tubes (DTs) are both commonly utilized for preoperative decompression in patients with left-sided obstructive colorectal cancer (OCRC). However, the comparative ...
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 ...
Endoscopic placement of enteral SEMS is typically performed using moderate sedation and analgesia, rather than general anesthesia, in an endoscopy or radiology suite. SEMS placement is generally ...
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