Management included metal (55%) and plastic (22%) stent placements. Biliary lithiasis was complicated by pancreatitis and/or cholangitis in 15.5% of cases. The bile duct was successfully catheterized ...

The patency rate at 6 months was higher for the silicone-coated metallic stent vs double-J stent. A silicone-covered metallic stent maintains patency better than a double-J stent in patients with ...

Yet, existing stent technologies, particularly metallic ones, often lead to unwanted side effects such as inflammation, rejection, and scarring. Overcoming these issues has proven difficult because ...

Choledochoduodenostomy was undertaken via placement of LAMS in 22 (AXIOS, Boston Scientific) and fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) in 6 patients. In two patients, EUS-BD was not ...

CBD stones were the clinical indication for the initial ERCP for 375 cases (63%). In this period, 296 biliary stents were inserted, including 223 (114 plastic, 109 metal) in the first ERCP (223/598, ...

Experts recommend continuing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 1 year after the placement of a drug-eluting stent and at least 1 month after a bare-metal stent placement. One of the main risk ...

Examples of newer-generation stents include: bare-metal stents drug-eluting stents drug-coated balloons Interestingly, drug-coated balloons can treat in-stent restenosis in certain people.

CBD oil is derived from the cannabis (marijuana) sativa plant; but like all CBD products, it is not impairing − meaning it does not cause a "high" like marijuana does. To manufacture CBD oil, it ...

"Our study found that although treatment with CBD oil was safe, it wasn't effective in minimizing pain or opioid use after ureteroscopy and stent placement." For the study, researchers tested the ...

Using FDA-approved cannabidiol (CBD) oil product as a treatment option does not lower pain scores after surgical treatment and stent placement for patients with urinary stones, reports a clinical ...

Treatment with an FDA-approved cannabidiol (CBD) oil product does not lower pain scores after surgical treatment and stent placement for patients with urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in ...