stent placement
Artery-opening procedure
Stent placement is a medical procedure in which a small mesh tube is inserted into a blocked or narrowed passage—typically a blood vessel or duct—to hold it open.
Coronary stent placement follows angioplasty to keep arteries from reclosing.
Stents may also be placed in bile ducts, ureters, or the esophagus: The cardiologist recommended stent placement after the stress test.
- bare metalDirect hardware access, unmediated
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
clogged artery · atherosclerosis · ischemia · esophagus · ureter · balloon catheter · thrombosis · guidewire · coronary artery disease · bile duct · stenosis · trachea · blood vessel · blood clot · endoscopy · narrowing · angiography · minimally invasive
stent placementbypass surgery
Rerouting blood past blockages
CABG · open-heart surgery · vascular surgery · medical management
stent placementwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
medical management · conservative treatment · observation · medication therapy · lifestyle modification