Stent Placement Overview
Learn About Stent Placement
A stent is a tiny tube placed into a hollow structure in your body. This structure can be an artery, a vein, or another structure, such as the tube that carries urine (ureter). The stent holds the structure open.
Drug-eluting stents; Urinary or ureteral stents; Coronary stents
When a stent is placed into the body, the procedure is called stenting. There are different kinds of stents. Most are made of a metal or plastic mesh-like material. However, stent grafts are made of fabric. They are used in larger arteries.
A coronary artery stent is a small, self-expanding, metal mesh tube. It is placed inside a coronary artery after balloon angioplasty. This stent prevents the artery from re-closing.
A drug-eluting stent is coated with a medicine. This medicine helps further prevent the arteries from re-closing. Like other coronary artery stents, it is left permanently in the artery.
Most of the time, stents are used when arteries become narrow or blocked.
Stents are commonly used to treat the following conditions that result from blocked or damaged blood vessels:
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) (angioplasty and stent placement - heart)
- Peripheral artery disease (angioplasty and stent replacement - peripheral arteries)
- Renal artery stenosis
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular)
- Carotid artery disease (carotid artery surgery)
Other reasons to use stents include:
- Keeping open a blocked or damaged ureter (percutaneous urinary procedures)
- Treating aneurysms, including thoracic aortic aneurysms
- Keeping bile flowing in blocked bile ducts (biliary stricture)
- Helping you breathe if you have a blockage in the airways
Related topics include:
- Angioplasty and stent placement - heart
- Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries
- Percutaneous urinary procedures
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
- Carotid artery surgery
- Aortic aneurysm repair - endovascular
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm
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Al-wala Awad is a Neurosurgery provider in Provo, Utah. Dr. Awad and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Stent Placement. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Awad is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Utah Surgical Services
Ramesh Grandhi is a Neurosurgery provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Grandhi and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Stent Placement. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Grandhi is currently accepting new patients.
University Of Utah Adult Services
Christopher Ko is a Gastroenterologist in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Ko and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Stent Placement. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Jaundice, Stent Placement, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Ko is currently accepting new patients.
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Published Date: May 10, 2024
Published By: Neil Grossman, MD, Saint Vincent Radiological Associates, Framingham, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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