In clinical practice, a JJ stent should only remain in place for 2–8 weeks, depending on the patient’s condition. Failure to ...

Synchronous metastatic disease is characterized by the presence of metastatic lesions, in addition to the primary tumor, at diagnosis. The optimal duration of antibiotic prophylaxis is still unknown.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Abbott ABT, +1.27% said it's going to study the Xience stent in women with previously untreated coronary artery lesions. Each year, more women than men die of cardiovascular ...

Pediatric patients did not experience a significant difference in pain levels following ureteral stent removal between those who took a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine before the procedure ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

The first stent specifically designed to treat pancreatic pseudocysts yesterday was cleared for marketing by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Axios stent and delivery system from Xlumena ...