The following is a summary of "Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis due to placement of biliary self-expandable metal stents (SEMS): a single-center retrospective study," published in the March 2025 issue ...

causing chest pain and shortness of breath. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, also known as coronary angioplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure in which tiny metal tubes called stents are ...

Purpose: The mechanism of action and pharmacokinetics of sirolimus when used as part of a drug-eluting stent (DES) and the efficacy and cost of using DESs versus bare-metal stents are discussed.

when compared with bare-metal stents (BMSs), in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Use of these stents rapidly became widespread in clinical practice. However, reports of ...