BACKGROUND Carotid stenting is less invasive than endarterectomy, but it is unclear whether it is as safe in patients with symptomatic carotid-artery stenosis. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial to compare stenting with endarterectomy in patients with a symptomatic carotid stenosis of at least 60%. The primary end point was the incidence of any stroke or deat...

OBJECTIVE To compare in the Vertebral Artery Ischaemia Stenting Trial (VIST) the risks and benefits of vertebral angioplasty and stenting with best medical treatment (BMT) alone for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis. METHODS VIST was a prospective, randomized, open-blinded endpoint clinical trial performed in 14 hospitals in the United Kingdom. Participants with symptomatic vertebral sten...

BACKGROUND Sirolimus-eluting stents have been reported to be effective in the treatment of coronary bifurcations. Still, it has not been fully clarified which strategy would provide the best results with true bifurcation lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS The CACTUS trial (Coronary bifurcations: Application of the Crushing Technique Using Sirolimus-eluting stents) is a prospective, randomized, mult...

If stenting is indicated, CPT instructs that when the ipsilateral extracranial vertebral arteriogram (including imaging and selective catheterization) confirms the need for stenting, then 0075T and 0076T include all ipsilateral extracranial vertebral catheterization, all diagnostic imaging for ipsilateral extracranial vertebral artery stenting, and all related radiologic supervision and interpr...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Randomized trials provide conflicting data for the efficacy of carotid-artery stenting compared with endarterectomy. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of conflicting clinical trial publications on the utilization rates of carotid revascularization procedures. METHODS We conducted a population-level time-series analysis of all individuals who underwent ...

PURPOSE To review the use of repetitive stenting in the management of patients with ureteral obstruction after renal transplantation, with an emphasis on technique and functional graft outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five adult renal allograft recipients with ureteral obstruction were managed with repetitive ureteral stenting. Their hospital records, office notes, and operative reports were re...

uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (upjo) is a common congenital anomaly that may need pyeloplasty to prevent renal function deterioration. the purpose of this study was to describe a modified use of jj stent catheter in pyeloplasty for infant with upjo. a series of 12 children, between 3 and 10 months, underwent stenting open pyeloplasty. in each patient a 6 french foley catheter was placed w...

introduction: caustic or corrosive caustic substance is a chemical substance that damages the tissue with which it comes to contact. these materials include domestic and industrial caustic. treatment of chemical burns of the esophagus and stomach is one of the greatest problems in surgery; the studies to date have not proved specific results despite various medical and surgical procedures metho...

Biliary stenting is widely used to palliate malignant obstruction or to treat benign biliary diseases. Recently, the most important changes have related to self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs), which are now available in a wide variety of designs, and to treatment techniques. This article is part of a combined publication that expresses the current view of the European Society of Gastrointestin...

BACKGROUND Stents are an alternative treatment to carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis, but previous trials have not established equivalent safety and efficacy. We compared the safety of carotid artery stenting with that of carotid endarterectomy. METHODS The International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) is a multicentre, international, randomised controlled trial with blinde...