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Patient characteristics and complication rates are summarized in tables 1 and and2 2. In vitro evaluation of the radial and axial force of self. The ripcord type deployment of the ultraflex stent does not offer any mechanism for recovering a partly deployed stent, unlike the flamingo wallstent. All patients had successful stents with restoration of airway patency and closure of. The most frequent form of presentation was one of the following manifestations.
Do not use if the package has been opened or damaged. The material properties unique to the ultraflex esophageal stent and the diamond biliary stent along with their clinical benefits are presented in detail. We aimed to determine the clinical effectiveness of covered stent placement for the treatment of esophageal ruptures and anastomotic leaks with special. Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal.
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