Self-expanding metal stents have higher acquisition costs than plastic stents, but two randomized studies suggests that metal stents may be the more cost-effective option due to lower complication ...

SAN DIEGO -- For endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal draining of pancreatic pseudocysts, plastic stents appeared as safe and effective as lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in a randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HONOLULU — Fully-covered, self-expandable metal stents; uncovered self-expandable metal stents; and plastic ...

A stent that’s absorbed by the body would help patients heal better by returning blood vessels to their normal state. Businessweek reports. After surgery restores blood flow through blocked arteries, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: More than 33,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States every year. Only 15% to 20% ...

BARCELONA—A thermo-expandable segmental metallic stent has scored higher than a conventional polyurethane plastic stent on a validated quality of life questionnaire completed by patients with ureteral ...

Boston Scientific, the leading supplier of metal devices known as stents that hold blood vessels open, said yesterday that it would invest in Reva Medical, a private start-up company, and help develop ...