nitinol has been researched along with Liver-Diseases* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for nitinol and Liver-Diseases
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Hepatocolic fistula managed with a novel Padlock® device for endoscopic closure.
Recent advances in endoscopic therapeutics allow conditions such as fistulas of the digestive system to be treated endoscopically. These cases were recently managed with surgery. The Padlock® system includes a nitinol clip that was recently introduced for endoscopic therapy. There are few reports with regard to its use in the daily clinical practice. We report a case of a colonic fistula that was endoscopically managed with this novel over-the-scope nitinol clip system. Topics: Aged; Alloys; Colonic Diseases; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Female; Humans; Intestinal Fistula; Liver Diseases; Surgical Instruments | 2017 |
Use of the Viatorr expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent-graft for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in children: initial clinical experience.
Four children, three boys and one girl, with a median age of 9 years 8 months, underwent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE)-covered nitinol stent. The stent-graft was successfully placed in all four patients without any complication. Clinical and biochemical improvement was noted in all four patients during follow-up. Radiological follow-up with use of duplex ultrasound showed a recurrent stenosis of the shunt 180 days after stent-graft implantation in one patient. This was treated with placement of an additional stent-graft, re-expanding completely the recurrent stenosis. In the other three patients, the stent-graft remained fully patent until the end of the study or until orthotopic liver transplantation. These preliminary results suggest that use of the Viatorr ePTFE-covered stent-graft in children is safe and feasible, with potentially the same high patency rate and improved clinical outcome as reported in adult patients. Topics: Adolescent; Alloys; Angiography; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Liver Diseases; Male; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic; Recurrence; Stents | 2008 |