Talk:Stent

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 Definition:  Slender thread, rod, or catheter inserted into a tubular structure, such as a blood vessel, to provide support during or after anastomosis. [d] [e]
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definition too limited?

The first line reads: "A stent is a small, lattice-shaped, metal tube that is inserted permanently into an artery." I'm pretty sure the rubber tube they temporarily put in my ureter after I had surgery to break up a kidney stone was also called a stent. So is "stent" a more general term than this article indicates or did the doctors just call it a stent to help me understand? --Joe Quick 15:59, 1 April 2008 (CDT)

Yes, there are uteral stents, too. I don't know anything about those, but I suspect Robert Badgett can fill in those details for us. David E. Volk 16:32, 1 April 2008 (CDT)
I did put in a reference for ureteral stents, but I think we should decide, before going further, if there should be a main article dealing with the bioengineering aspects of designing any stent, which are significant, and then go down to the specific clinical types. Howard C. Berkowitz 15:30, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
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