stent
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- noun
- /stɛnt/
- Specialized
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stent
- Stent placement was defined as successful if the stent was shown radiologically to be positioned across the stricture.
- metal stent
- polyethylene stent
- stent placement
And I know I had AI had an artery stent put in in my femoral artery.
- And I know I had AI had an artery stent put in in my femoral artery.
- And they slapped me open and they gave me a stent in the right coronary artery.
- First question is, what's your understanding of why you ended up here and needed a stent or bypass?
- And as technologies come into play, you know, now you can have a hip replacement or stents put in or transplants, for instance.
Examples
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And I've got a metal stent in my left coronary artery.
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First question is, what's your understanding of why you ended up here and needed a stent or bypass?
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We just wanna make sure the stent was placed...
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I was able to get the stent in place, so this is where I need your help now.
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I'm going to open this stent and all you have to do is tell me when you feel the pressure lets up, all right?
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We're gonna to put a stent into his artery, try to get blood flowing back to his heart.
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In other words, initial placement of a metal stent in 100 patients would prevent 50 endoscopic procedures.
Academic text (1992) -
Got a stent in your carotid artery.
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This is a metallic stent in the thoracic aorta, the aorta within the chest.
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The doctor explained that a stent would be inserted into the patient's artery to improve blood flow.
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Etymology
Stent comes from the name of an English dentist, Charles Stent, who made a material that 'held' the shape of teeth. Surgeons later used his name for things that 'support' and keep a passage open, so a stent is a small tube that keeps a blood vessel open.