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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Stent
  1. Coronary artery stent (image) 
    A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that is placed inside a coronary artery to help keep the artery open. To place the stent, a small sheath (plastic tube) is placed in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000311.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Coronary artery stent (image) 
    A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that is placed inside a coronary artery to help keep the artery open. To place the stent, a small sheath (plastic tube) is placed in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/20002.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Coronary artery stent (image) 
    An intraluminal coronary artery stent is a small, self-expanding, stainless steel mesh tube that is placed within a coronary artery to keep the vessel ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9949.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Biliary obstruction - series (image) 
    ... to pancreatic tumors is the placement of a stent, a device designed to hold tube-shaped structures ... to see the blockage and to place the stent in the correct position. Dye may be injected ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100199_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series (image) 
    A device called a stent may be placed. A stent is a latticed, metal scaffold that is placed within the coronary artery to keep the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100160_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography (ERCP) - series (image) 
    ... constricting the bile duct, a plastic or metal stent can be placed into the bile duct, thus ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100180_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (image) 
    ... TIPS) is a procedure that involves inserting a stent (tube) to connect the portal veins to adjacent ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19859.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Ureterocele (image) 
    ... the ureterocele usually involves the placement of a stent to relieve the obstruction and/or surgical repair.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9114.htm - Medical Encyclopedia