Turns out, he had advanced cancer of the esophagus. Upon the diagnosis, a doctor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York told Frazzitta there was good news and bad news. The good ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

The first reported use of SEMS for malignant GOO was in the early 1990s. [2] Contraindications to gastroduodenal stent placement include known or suspected enteral ischemia or perforation ...

Background Whether the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) is significantly different from that of medical treatment alone for symptomatic intracranial ...

The 5-year overall survival rate was 50.6% in the perioperative chemotherapy arm and 38.7% in the preoperative chemoradiotherapy arm. Perioperative chemotherapy improved outcomes when compared to ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed comparing esophageal stenting with laser therapy in patients with primary esophageal cancer. The personnel costs were calculated as the cost of a ...

"Our study used a methodically rigorous process to identify biomarkers, and we believe this represents the first study to select biomarkers for Barrett's esophagus, esophageal adenocarcinoma and ...

Esophageal cancer remains a significant global health concern, with operation being the primary curative option despite its invasive nature and associated risks. In response, minimally invasive ...