Boston Scientific Corp. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent for the treatment of ...

New 3D printed stents developed by University of South Australia researchers deliver breakthrough treatment for esophageal cancer. Fabricated from polyurethane filament and incorporating the ...

LONDON (AP) — American doctors have made a new esophagus for a young man, using donated skin tissue and metal stents, in the latest example of scientists creating body parts in the lab to help ...

April 18, 2012 (San Diego, California) — The use of partially covered esophageal stents for anastomotic complications after bariatric surgery appear to cause bowel injury, new research suggests. An ...

Researchers recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs resulted in frequent stent migration and few cases of ...

Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic therapy with self-expanding metallic endoprostheses in the management of malignant esophageal ...

South Korea, Seoul, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per a new industry analysis by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, global demand for esophageal stents is ...

A research group in Italy investigated the effectiveness, safety and outcome of two popular nitinol esophageal stents (Ultraflex and Choostent) in patients with esophageal cancer. The results showed ...

World-first 3D printed esophageal stents developed by the University of South Australia could revolutionize the delivery of chemotherapy drugs to provide more accurate, effective and personalized ...

In spite of the progress in diagnosis and therapeutic options, esophageal perforation resulting in mediastinitis is a very serious condition with a high morbidity. To evaluate the use of esophageal ...

A new procedure can now treat esophageal perforations (holes in the esophagus) when caught early, therefore greatly reducing mortality rates. These holes in the esophagus can occur when undergoing ...