Coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月7日 · Angioplasty is often followed by the placement of a small wire mesh tube called a stent. The stent helps prop the artery open and decreases the chance of the artery narrowing again. Most stents are coated with medicine that helps keep the artery open.
Angina treatment: Stents, drugs, lifestyle changes — What's best?
2023年5月27日 · A small metal mesh tube called a stent may be placed to keep the artery open. This process can take 30 minutes to several hours. You usually stay in the hospital at least overnight.
Learn about coronary angioplasty and stents - Mayo Clinic News …
2019年10月2日 · Stent placement. Most people who have angioplasty also have a stent placed in their blocked artery during the same procedure. The stent is usually inserted in the artery after it's widened by the inflated balloon. The stent supports the walls of your artery to help prevent it from re-narrowing after the angioplasty.
Carotid angioplasty and stenting - Mayo Clinic
2022年7月30日 · Carotid angioplasty is often combined with another procedure called stenting. Stenting involves placing a small metal coil (stent) in the clogged artery. The stent helps prop the artery open and decreases the chance of it narrowing again.
Coronary artery disease - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月14日 · Coronary artery stent. To place a coronary artery stent, a balloon on the tip of the catheter is inflated to widen the blocked artery (A). Then a metal mesh stent is placed (B). The stent helps hold the artery open so blood can flow through it (C).
Ureteral obstruction - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年1月26日 · The surgeon makes a cut into the damaged or blocked part of the ureter to widen the area and then places a hollow tube (stent) in the ureter to keep it open. This procedure may be done to both diagnose and treat a condition.
Drug-eluting stents: Do they increase heart attack risk?
2024年5月14日 · A drug-eluting stent is coated with a slow-release medicine to help stop blood clots from forming in a stent. Blood clotting in a stent can cause a future blockage, called restenosis, and may lead to a heart attack.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided …
2021年8月17日 · This minimally invasive procedure involves placement of long plastic stents extending from the gallbladder into the small intestine using the body's natural cavities during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Coronary angiogram - Mayo Clinic
2023年12月6日 · A mesh tube called a stent may be placed to keep the artery open. When the test or treatment is done, the catheter is removed from the body. A clamp or small plug may be used to close the small incision.
Cardiac catheterization - Mayo Clinic
2023年8月22日 · A mesh tube called a stent is sometimes placed in the artery to keep it open. Balloon valvuloplasty. This treatment uses a catheter and a tiny balloon to widen a narrowed heart valve.