In a potential first, Cook Medical wants to see whether a self-expanding metal esophageal stent can be regularly removed when its job is done. In the U.S., at least, that practice doesn't usually ...

In these patients, metal stents allowed a better quality of life during chemotherapy administration and were safely removed without compromising the subsequent surgical intervention.

During bariatric surgery, a partially covered stent can successfully keep pathology sites covered and provide rapid symptom improvement; however, they are not safe and should not be used.

Stricture formation after circumferential mucosal resection of the esophagus is not prevented with biodegradable stents.

Self-expanding metal stents have been proven effective for palliation of dysphagia in patients with esophageal carcinoma, tracheo-esophageal fistulas or anastomotic leaks.

Self-expanding plastic stents have been proposed for use in benign esophageal lesions because of their advantages over metallic stents, including lower cost, ease of placement and retrieval, and ...

We performed a prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of esophageal double-covered self-expandable metal stents in patients with esophageal cancer before chemoradiotherapy.

Boston Scientific said its WallFlex fully covered esophageal stent features a silicone coating designed to prevent tumor in-growth. It's designed to be expanded gradually over the course of 24 to ...

The research team first produced bioink that removed cell components from esophageal tissues and extracted only extracellular matrix through the decellularization process. They produced a dumbbell ...

Radiation esophagitis, characterized by the inflammation of the esophagus, is the most common acute adverse effect of radiation therapy that causes swallowing problems.