Several types of stents are available for different indications. They are primarily used to keep narrowed blood vessels open and patent, to allow adequate flow of blood or bodily fluid.

The global gastrointestinal stents market is estimated to be valued at USD 530.6 million in 2025 and is projected to reach ...

The authors determined that biliary stent implants among PVD patients increased 21.4 percent, from 227,145 in 2003 to 275,795 in 2006; approximately 1 million biliary stents were implanted off ...

Similar results were found in a large prospective, randomized trial in which stents were placed by the percutaneous transhepatic route for palliation of distal cancerous biliary obstruction. 33 ...

Abstract. Introduction: Endoscopic plastic biliary stenting has been used for more than 30 years as a temporary or definitive treatment of benign and malignant neoplasms.These stents are commonly ...