Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica was discharged Sunday from a Montevideo Casmu sanatorium after undergoing a surgical procedure Friday during which a stent was placed in his esophagus ...

Results: Stents were placed successfully in all patients ... the vast majority of patients with malignant obstructions of the esophagus is dysphagia. The relief of this condition associated ...

A 35-year-old father-of-two from Melbourne, has been dealt a heartbreaking diagnosis of stage 4 oesophageal cancer - with ...

José Mujica, former President of Uruguay, has revealed that he is nearing the end of his life as cancer has spread throughout ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic condition affecting many veterans. Caused by stomach acid leaking into ...

Drug-eluting stents are widely used to mitigate this issue but often inhibit vascular re-endothelialization, increasing the risk of thrombosis and necessitating the use of anticoagulants.

Venoplasty alone for CAS does not provide a durable solution due to the frequent reinterventions that are required. Bare-metal stent (BMS) placement has been described with variable results. In their ...

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Indong Jun from KIST Europe, has developed a novel stent surface treatment technology using laser patterning. This technology promotes endothelial cell growth while inhibiting smooth muscle cell ...

Oesophageal cancer is a malignancy of the oesophagus or food pipe . It is a rare malignancy. Nearly all oesophageal cancer are squamous cell carcinomas (cancer arising from the flat cells of ...

The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus runs through the middle of the chest cavity and has two circular muscles called sphincters ...