Boston Scientific published a multinational study in the journal Gastroenterology that evaluates the removability and long-term stricture resolution of benign biliary strictures in relation to the use ...

Biliary stricture in the setting of chronic pancreatitis represents a therapeutic challenge. The typical appearance of a biliary stricture on cholangiography is that of a long, smooth tapering of the ...

Study to Compare Clinical Outcomes of Self-Expanding Metal Stents (SEMS) Versus Plastic Stents for the Treatment of Biliary Strictures Caused by Chronic Pancreatitis NATICK, Mass., The first patient ...

Natick, MA – Boston Scientific Corporation’s WallFlex® Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent has received Health Canada approval for the treatment of benign biliary strictures, which supplements its current ...

Boston Scientific Corporation, a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical device, has enrolled first patient in a randomised study comparing the WallFlex Biliary RX fully covered self ...

Now, doctors at the University of Virginia Health System report that placing self-expanding metal tubes or stents (covered with a synthetic material) to drain the common bile duct is a safe and ...

The manufacturer of the Gore Viabil short wire biliary endoprosthesis, a fully covered, self-expanding metal biliary stent, announced it has launched an anti-migration assurance program that will ...

• Boston Scientific’s Fully Covered WallFlex Biliary RX Stent was successfully removed via endoscopy in all 155 patients included in the study. • 75 percent of patients exhibited stricture resolution ...