Nitinol is a nearly equiatomic metal alloy of nickel and titanium with unique properties, including superelasticity (also called pseudoelasticity) and shape memory ...

Both cases were conservatively treated with a nephron-ureteral stent placed by interventional radiology. Our incidence of urological complications (2/36, 5.6%) is similar to previously reported kidney ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

4 Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands Correspondence to Professor Dr J W Jukema, Department of Cardiology C5-P, Leiden ...

Premature birth and low birth weight disrupt kidney development substantially, which leads to an increased risk of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and hypertension. Broader awareness ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

Once inflated, 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 ...

Conclusions: In laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery, minimum blood flow clamping technology not only can ... In such cases, it is generally recommended to place a ureteral stent. Domestic and foreign ...

When it reaches the narrowed part of your carotid, the balloon is inflated. This opens up the narrowed area. This is called angioplasty. A tiny mesh tube (stent) may be put into this area. It's left ...

Background The patency of intracranial stents may not be reliably assessed with either CT angiography or MR angiography due to imaging artifacts. We investigated the potential of ultra-high resolution ...

ANGELA STENT is Professor Emerita at Georgetown University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2004 to 2006, she served as National Intelligence Officer for Russia and ...

Background Endovascular treatment for vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) includes overlapping stents and flow diverters. This study compared the safety and effectiveness of overlapping ...