A Case of Malignant Biliary Obstruction with Severe Obesity Successfully Treated by Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Biliary Drainage by Takashi Obana, Shuuji Yamasaki

“…Consequently, EUS-BD (choledochoduodenostomy), followed by direct metallic stent placement, was performed as a third drainage method. …”
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“Spice” (Synthetic Marijuana) Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Series by E. Ul Haq, A. Shafiq, A. A. Khan, A. A. Awan, S. Ezad, W. J. Minteer, B. Omar

“…All patients underwent emergent coronary angiography, with two needing stent placement and the third requiring only aspiration thrombectomy. …”
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Caso clínico radiológico de colangitis piógena recurrente by Aimara Vergara Santos, Juan Mario Reyes Vera, Alexander Sosa Frías

“…Por esta vía se extrajeron los cálculos y se colocó stent. El paciente fue tratado complementariamente con antibióticos, piperacilina y tazobactam vía IV, egresado con evolución satisfactoria después de nueve días del ingreso. …”
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Incidental Finding and Endovascular Repair of a Left Internal Mammary Artery Aneurysm following a Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Graft by Osayi Lawani, Jiries Ganim, Rick Ganim

“…The patient recovered well following placement of a covered stent; however, upon follow-up one year later, he was found to have stenosis of the same vessel, which was subsequently treated without further complication.…”
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Extremely Unusual Coronary Involvement in Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Amanpreet Singh Wasir, Manish Bansal, Anand Jaiswal, Surbhi Pande, Abha Thakur, Haimanti Sarin, Kartikeya Bhargava

“…He was started on steroids and appropriate heart failure medications and underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stent to RCA. Later, he presented with hemodynamically stable ventricular tachycardia and received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.…”
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Endovascular Embolization of Ruptured Infundibular Dilation of Posterior Communicating Artery: A Case Report by Jinlu Yu, Honglei Wang, Kan Xu, Bai Wang, Qi Luo

“…A 35-year-old man, who had experienced 2 episodes of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), was found to have a ruptured ID of the PCo-A by head computed tomography angiography (CTA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). We performed stent-assisted endovascular coil embolization through a combined anterior and posterior circulation approach. …”
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Chordee and hooded prepuce with no hypospadias; outcome of urethral preservation surgery with spongioplasty by Mazen O. Kurdi

“…A hypoplastic urethra was reported in 35 cases (30.4%). A urethral stent was inserted at the beginning of the procedure and removed at the end. …”
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Recurrent Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as the Cause of Repeated Myocardial Infarctions by Arnon Møldrup Knudsen, Nicolaj Brejnholt Støttrup, Henrik Hager, Henning Mølgaard, Christina Stilling

“…A complex percutaneous coronary intervention, complicated by cardiac arrest and need for cardio pulmonary support, succeeded with stent insertion and revascularization. In the following days, the patient developed severe heart failure due to extensive cardiac reperfusion injury and subsequently experienced multiple organ failure, ultimately resulting in death. …”
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Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Metastatic to the Stomach: A Case Report by Philippe Nabbout, James Furr, Murugan Paari, Gennady Slobodov

“…Biopsy of the bladder during stent placement revealed a plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. …”
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Decompression of a Dentigerous Cyst Treatment in Mixed Dentition: A Case Report with 5 Years Follow-Up by Antoine Berberi, Georges Aad, Marise Nassar, Gwenaëlle Maalouf, Nabih Nader

“…Decompression maintains communication between the cyst and the oral medium through a sutured fixed device, namely an acrylic stent or a pretrimmed disposable suction tube. In the mixed dentition, the extraction of the affected primary teeth and the decompression approach is recommended, especially since children and parents are more tolerant of conservative treatments. …”
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Predicting intracerebral hemorrhage after endovascular therapy for anterior circulation strokes using CT-ASPECT, CTP-ASPECT and DWI-ASPECT: Protocol for a systematic review. by Vincent Brissette, Chirayu Bhatt, Brian Dewar, Risa Shorr, Jordi Pardo, Robert Fahed, Michel Shamy, Dar Dowlatshahi

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>We will conduct a broad search of various electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) to identify studies published after January 1st, 2012 (commonly accepted as the beginning of the modern EVT era based on availability of stent-retrievers). Two independent reviewers will screen and include studies evaluating associations between symptomatic ICH after thrombectomy and baseline CT-ASPECT, CTP-ASPECT and DWI-ASPECT scores. …”
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From the right ventricle to the descending aorta: a Case Report of complex thrombotic events in a patient with nephrotic syndrome by Jiaojiao Chen, Longyin Zhu, Fen Zhou, Yuting Li, Tao Gu, Jing Xia

“…The patient was treated with anticoagulation, endovascular exclusion with a descending aorta covered stent for the isolation of mural thrombus, and prolonged antiplatelet therapy. …”
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Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyelopyelostomy for Retrocaval Ureter without Excision of the Retrocaval Segment: Experience on Three Cases by Y. El Harrech, O. Ghoundale, E. H. Kasmaoui, D. Touiti

“…After placement of a JJ stent, and, using the transperitoneal approach, the retro peritoneum was exposed; the ureter was identified in both sides of the vena cava. …”
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Renal Autotransplantation for Iatrogenic High-Grade Ureteric Stricture by Jose Soto Soto, Michael Phillips, Joseph Cernigliaro, William Haley

“…Therefore, a ureteral stent requiring exchange every 3 months was necessary, due to hydronephrosis, recurrent urosepsis, chronic pain, and a poor quality of life. …”
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A Case of Atrioventricular Block Potentially Associated with Right Coronary Artery Lesion and Ticagrelor Therapy Mediated by the Increasing Adenosine Plasma Concentration by Xiaoye Li, Ying Xue, Hongyi Wu

“…A 65-year-old man was given loading dose of ticagrelor (180 mg) before coronary angiography with total thrombotic occlusion of right coronary artery and one stent was implanted. On second day after successful percutaneous coronary intervention, ECG monitoring showed second-degree (Mobitz type I) AVB with prolonged PR interval (299 ms). …”
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Ginkgolide B Blocks Vascular Remodeling after Vascular Injury via Regulating Tgfβ1/Smad Signaling Pathway by Quan Wang, Shuai Ni, Li Ling, Siqi Wang, Hanbin Xie, Zhanhong Ren

“…Following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), restenosis caused by vascular remodeling is always formed at the stent implantation site. Here, we show that Ginkgolide B (GB), a naturally occurring terpene lactone, effectively suppresses vascular remodeling and subsequent restenosis in wild-type mice following left carotid artery (LCA) injury. …”
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Cullen Sign Associated with External Iliac Artery Aneurysm Rupture: A Case Report by Kendra M. Douglas, William R. Davis, Jaron D. Raper

“…The patient was taken to the operating room for a left iliac artery arteriogram and stent placement. Conclusion: Isolated iliac artery aneurysms are rare and represent less than 2% of all abdominal aneurysmal disease; furthermore, external iliac artery aneurysms are exceedingly rare and account for the least common abdominal aneurysmal pathology. …”
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Incident Heart Failure in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CORAL Trial by Rajesh Gupta, Michelle M. Estrella, Rebecca Scherzer, Pamela S. Brewster, Lance D. Dworkin, Hanh T. Nguyen, Yanmei Xie, Joachim H. Ix, Michael G. Shlipak, Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip, Eldrin F. Lewis, Christopher J. Cooper

“…Intervention: Medical therapy alone versus medical therapy plus renal artery stenting. Outcomes: Incident HF events. Results: This analysis included 808 participants enrolled in the CORAL trial without evidence of baseline HF. …”
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Role of minimally invasive glaucoma procedures increasing the outflow of aqueous humor through the conventional pathway in advanced treatment of glaucoma by Łukasz Kempys, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…Minimally invasive glaucoma procedures to increase the outflow of aqueous humor via the conventional route, including ab interno goniotomy with the Kahook blade, iStent, Hydrus Microstent, Trabectome, excimer laser trabeculotomy, ab interno canaloplasty, and gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy are considered to be the safest. …”
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Crushing Stones: Mechanical, Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Clearance of Common Bile Duct Lithiasis by Claude Liguory, Jean Francois Lefebevre, Didier Bonnel, Gary C Vitale

“…Among the 36 patients with failure of mechanical lithotripsy, five had an initial attempt at stone dissolution w1th methyl terr-butyl ether (MTBE) infused through a nasobiliary stent. This was successful in four cases; the stones did not disappear completely - however, they were smaller and easier to extract. …”
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