Angioplasty is a medical procedure in which your surgeon uses a tiny balloon to widen an artery. A stent is a tiny mesh tube that’s inserted into your artery and left there to prevent it from ...

This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the artery open. It can also keep small pieces of plaque from breaking ...

Of 6 failures, 2 patients were referred for surgical bypass, 3 underwent celiac artery stenting, and 1 was lost to follow-up. Complete symptomatic relief was reported in 40 (85.1%) patients within 24 ...

Your Stent Implant Card identifies the doctor who implanted your stent and how to reach us, the hospital where you received your Carotid Stent, the date it was implanted, and where it was placed in ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis.

Dear Dr. Roach: What is celiac artery compression syndrome? I’m told I have this, and it’s causing an aneurysm that needs to get repaired. I found out on a scan taken for another reason. I ...

His stent repaired and wound covered, Bailey was released the afternoon of his operation. "He was hungry and ready to go," Snyder said. Now they're both happy Bayissa could perform the procedure ...