Conclusions: The double-balloon enteroscopy-guided method followed by conventional endoscopic self-expandable metal stent delivery was effective for rescue palliation of malignant small bowel ...

This oxygen attracted the cellulose-producing bacteria, guiding them directly onto the metal stent’s surface. Over several days, the bacteria gradually produced a dense, fiber-based network that ...

when compared with bare-metal stents (BMSs), in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Use of these stents rapidly became widespread in clinical practice. However, reports of ...