Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help ...

Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help ...

Biliary stents are integral to the management of both benign and malignant biliary obstruction, yet their use is tempered by a spectrum of potential complications. Stent occlusion, driven by sludge ...

NATICK, Mass., Boston Scientific Corporation has completed enrollment in a clinical trial to evaluate its WallFlex® Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent for the treatment of benign bile duct strictures ...

BOSTON – Although approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a palliative treatment for cancer patients who have developed bile-duct obstructions, biliary stents are sometimes used ...

Natick, MA – Boston Scientific Corporation’s WallFlex® Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent has received Health Canada approval for the treatment of benign biliary strictures, which supplements its current ...

Time-period from presentation to anticipated surgery: if a patient may undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy within a few days of presentation and is a candidate for surgery, no instrumentation may be ...

Cook Medical's new gastrointestinal tract stent won a pivotal 510(k) clearance, allowing the company to build on a European regulatory nod it gained a year ago. Today's Medical Developments reports ...

Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a type of cancer that affects the slender tubes that carry the digestive bile fluid. The liver is anatomically connected to the small intestine and ...

"The Justice is resting comfortably and expects to be released from the hospital by the end of the week," a statement from the Supreme Court read Ruth Bader Ginsburg is "resting comfortably" in a New ...