Endovascular Stent
An endovascular stent is a tube-like device placed inside a blood vessel to help keep it open.
When to get help quickly: The procedure can become urgent if there is a critical vessel blockage, severe limb pain, stroke risk, worsening kidney blood flow, or another serious circulation problem.
Common symptoms
Doctors may recommend this when a blood vessel is narrowed, blocked, damaged, or at risk of collapsing, causing poor blood flow, pain, swelling, or organ problems.
When imaging helps
Imaging helps guide the stent into the right position and later helps check whether the vessel remains open and the blood flow has improved.
What radiology does
Imaging guides placement and helps monitor whether the vessel remains open afterward.
What usually happens next
It may be used in narrowed or damaged arteries and veins, with follow-up depending on the vessel and condition treated.
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