Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
Health Encyclopedia: Stent
A stent is a tiny metal or plastic tube. A stent is placed into an artery, blood vessel, or other duct (such as one that carries urine) to hold the structure open.
Alternative Names
Drug-eluting stents
Description
Stents are most often used to treat conditions that result when arteries narrow or become blocked. They are also used to unblock and keep open other tube-shaped structures in the body, including the ureters (the tubes that drain urine from the kid...
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