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Results 1 - 10 of 253 for Stent
  1. Angioplasty and stent placement - heart 
    Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007473.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Stent 
    A stent is a tiny tube placed into a hollow structure in your body. This structure can be an ... as the tube that carries urine (ureter). The stent holds the structure open.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002303.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. 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
  4. Angioplasty and stent - heart - discharge 
    ... are called the coronary arteries. A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands ... the hospital. You may have also had a stent placed. Both of these were done to open ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000091.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Percutaneous urinary procedures - discharge 
    You had a procedure to drain urine from your kidney or to get rid of kidney stones . This article gives you advice on what to expect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000137.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Angioplasty (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... keep it open. The tube is called a stent. Some stents have a coating of medicine that helps prevent ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/angioplasty.html - Health Topics
  7. Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries 
    ... inside the arteries and block blood flow. A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that keeps the artery open. Angioplasty and stent placement are two ways to open blocked peripheral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007393.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Angioplasty and stent placement - carotid artery 
    ... remove plaque buildup ( endarterectomy ) Carotid artery angioplasty with stent placement ... more blood to flow to your brain. A stent (a wire mesh tube) may also be placed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002953.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. What Are Stents? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Angioplasty/Start Here ... Angioplasty ... Transient Ischemic Attack/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Transient Ischemic Attack ... Coronary Artery Disease/Treatments and ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/stents - External Health Links
  10. Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries - discharge 
    ... inside the arteries and block blood flow. A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that keeps the artery open. Angioplasty and stent placement are two ways to open blocked peripheral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000234.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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