stented
Given arterial scaffolding
Stented describes something fitted with a stent—a small tube or mesh device inserted to hold open a blocked passage in the body.
Most commonly refers to arteries: a stented coronary artery, The patient's stented vessel showed no signs of restenosis.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts.
Procedure to widen vessels
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- restenosisRecurring arterial narrowing
revascularization · percutaneous · intravascular · nitinol · bare-metal · thrombosis · occlusion · lumen
Of heart arteries
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
interventional · myocardial · infarction · angina · ischemia · perfusion · blockage · chest pain
Interlocking open weave
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- expandableAble to be enlarged
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
polymer · support · reinforcement · framework · lattice · strut · patency · lumen
Kidney-to-bladder tube
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- calculusMathematical analysis system
bladder · renal · pigtail · drainage · cystoscopy · retrograde · lithotripsy · stricture
Food tube to stomach
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- dilationWidening of an opening
malignancy · obstruction · palliative · covered · uncovered · migration · tumor · reflux
Digestive fluid conduit
- gallbladderBile storage organ
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
pancreatic · drainage · cholangitis · hepatic · duodenum · palliation · malignant · stricture
angioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
restenosis · revascularization · percutaneous · intravascular · nitinol · bare-metal · thrombosis · occlusion · lumen · patency
coronary
Of heart arteries
cardiologist · interventional · myocardial · infarction · angina · ischemia · perfusion · blockage · chest pain · recovery
mesh
Interlocking open weave
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- expandableAble to be enlarged
metallic · polymer · support · reinforcement · framework · lattice · strut · patency · lumen · deployment
ureter
Kidney-to-bladder tube
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stoneSolid earth fragment
calculus · bladder · renal · pigtail · drainage · cystoscopy · retrograde · lithotripsy · stricture · urologist
esophagus
Food tube to stomach
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
dilation · malignancy · obstruction · palliative · covered · uncovered · migration · tumor · reflux · gastroenterology
bile duct
Digestive fluid conduit
- gallbladderBile storage organ
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
endoscopic · pancreatic · drainage · cholangitis · hepatic · duodenum · palliation · malignant · stricture
stentednative
Originating from a place
untreated · unrepaired · virgin · natural
stentedoccluded
Blocked or closed off
blocked · obstructed · stenotic · narrowed · constricted
- coronary stentTube holding arteries open
- stent placementImplanting arterial support device