Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School has become the first medical center to complete a procedure using the WallFlex Biliary PLUS RX Fully Covered Stent. The procedure was performed by ...

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 ...

Table 01: Global Drug-Eluting Stents Market Value (US$ Bn) Forecast, By Material, 2020-2035 Table 02: Global Drug-Eluting Stents Market Value (US$ Bn) Forecast, By Metal, 2020-2035 Table 03: Global ...

More recent "second generation" bare-metal stents of cobalt-chromium alloy have been made. While plastic stents were first used to treat gastrointestinal conditions of the esophagus, gastroduodenal, ...

Regarding the reduction of foreign body sensation, the stent features a full silicone membrane coverage and a segmented design. This reduces irritation to the esophageal mucosa, decreases the diameter ...

This oxygen attracted the cellulose-producing bacteria, guiding them directly onto the metal stent’s surface. Over several days, the bacteria gradually produced a dense, fiber-based network that ...

an outer 125I seed-loaded stent and an inner conventional uncovered self-expanding metal stent (Nanjing Micro-Tech Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China). The two parts were assembled in the biliary tract during ...