After kidney stone removal surgery, the doctor inserted a JJ stent and scheduled a follow-up appointment to have the medical ...

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, popularly known as BD, recently announced that it has received CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Revello Vascular Covered Stent. With this approval, BD ...

Commercial launch is on-track for ZUSDURI™, the first and only FDA-approved medication for adults with recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk ...

Pune: Doctors at Manipal Hospital Kharadi successfully treated a 70-year-old gentleman who developed life-threatening urinary bleeding just three days after undergoing cardiac angioplasty.

When plaque builds up in a coronary artery, it can narrow the artery. This reduces the flow of blood to the heart, which can cause a heart attack. If diagnosed early, in such situations, a stent is ...

Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less burdensome. In a new advancement, researchers from Japan and China have ...

One of the more common complications is a ureteral obstruction, which is a blockage of the tubes that drain from the kidneys into the bladder. “The tumor can block the ability of urine to flow from ...

The RELIEF ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF's unique ...

Despite guideline recommendations, evidence for the use of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) monotherapy in patients with atrial fibrillation after implantation of a drug-eluting ...

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Joseph Jacob, MD, discusses the how the recent FDA approval of the gemcitabine intravesical system offers a radically different treatment approach for patients with bladder cancer. In an interview ...

Purpose: To investigate a method to determine the appropriate length of ureteral stents, given that the stent length may lead to exacerbation of urinary symptoms if the stent crosses the bladder ...