vascular stent/vascular stenting

Introduction

A tube inserted inside a blood vessel (artery, vein ...).

Indications

• support during & after surgical anastomosis
• maintenance of patency to ensure adequate flow of fluid through a blood vessel

More general terms

• stent/stenting
• vascular surgery

More specific terms

• arterial stent
• carotid artery stenting (CAS)
• coronary stent/coronary stenting
• intravascular stent for cerebrovascular disease
• peripheral artery stent
• venous stent

Additional terms

• vascular prosthesis