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A device used to treat narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries. Performed in the cardiac catherization laboratory, the stent is place by the cardiologist using x-ray guidance. The stent procedure is done with local anesthesia and mild sedation. Coronary stenting is NOT heart surgery. Stenting of the coronary artery is performed for significant narrowing of the artery that causes an impediment of blood flow down the artery. ...
출처: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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With regard to treating ureteral stones, a tube inserted through the urethra and bladder and into the ureter. Stents are used to aid treatment in various ways, such as preventing stone fragments from blocking the flow of urine.
출처: www.radiochemistry.org/nuclearmedicine/dictionary/...
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A thin, slender tube designed to bypass any obstruction of the ureter such as from a stone or scar tissue. One end of the stent is placed in the kidney, and the other is in the bladder. Each end of the stent usually forms a small circle to help keep it in place. Used to help drain the kidney, bypass a stone and relieve pain. Also used as a landmark to help locate smaller or hard to see stones. Helps protect against clogging when large stones, over 1 cm in size are fragmented.
출처: www.kidneystonesbook.net/glossary.html
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a tube used by a surgeon to drain fluids.
출처: www.prostatecentre.ca/resources_glossary7.html
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A tube made of metal or plastic that is inserted into a vessel or passage to keep the lumen open and prevent closure due to a stricture or external compression.
출처: www.talktransplant.co.uk/transcaretemplates/glossa...
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