Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(8):365-374. Proponents of stents as bridges to surgery recognize the potential quality-of-life benefit in avoiding a temporary or permanent colostomy, and ...
<0> Cook MedicalCaitlin Wenz, 812-339-2235, ext. 4245Specialist, Public Relations,orRacepoint Group, Inc.Sally Bain, 781-487-4647 </0> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) ...
Acute low neoplasm ileus requires emergency surgery. Nowadays there are increased numbers of patients with comorbidities, which causes higher risk of intra- and postoperative complications. To ...
Expandable metal stents have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of gastrointestinal obstruction due to cancer. Although they have not been approved for use in benign ...
The largest randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of two surgical interventions for treating acute malignant bowel obstruction, a common symptom of patients with colorectal cancer, suggests ...
Cook Medical is expanding its Evolution line of stents, securing 510(k) clearance for a colonic model the company says can cut down on painful symptoms in colectomy patients. The Evolution colonic ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top six leading vendors in their recent global enteral stents market report. This research report also lists four other prominent vendors that are ...
Here are nine things to know about medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific, based in Marlborough, Mass. 1. Boston Scientific’s endoscopy segment is the most profitable of its MedSurg branch, ...
Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS)—tubular metal mesh stents that expand radially upon deployment—were initially introduced in the field of gastroenterology for the relief of malignant biliary ...