an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment usually ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RAs) are known to delay gastric emptying, which raises concerns about the presence of retained gastric contents during endoscopic procedures and ...

Revascularization is a procedure that restores blood flow by clearing the blockage from a severely diseased artery or creating a new route. This can be done with angioplasty (possibly including stent ...

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS ... Following dilation, insertion of two 7 or 10 Fr double pigtail stents within the pseudocyst under fluoroscopic guidance. Insertion of additional stents and ...

Also in 2024, some Planned Parenthood locations began offering IV sedation upon request for IUD insertion and removal. And yet, less than 5% of doctors offer so much as an injection of a local ...

While acute stenting for carotid stenosis is well established ... Ticagrelor was held, and tirofiban was restarted for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement. The second tirofiban ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...

Endoscopy is surrounded by a series of myths and fears that affect those who must undergo this procedure. For this reason, Dr. Fabiolina Sánchez, from the Center for Diabetes, Obesity, and Specialties ...