Surgeons in China have pioneered a novel technique, and a biodegradable scaffold, that shields bowel tissue as it heals following surgery, potentially reducing the need for colostomy bags. Colorectal ...

Correspondence to Dr Alim P Mitha, Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; amitha{at}ucalgary.ca Introduction The advent of metal ...

Purpose: Endovascular treatment of visceral and peripheral aneurysms has become the modality of choice over the past few decades. A variety of different techniques are being applied, including ...

Background The pipeline embolization device (PED) has been increasingly used to treat brain aneurysms; however, concerns have been raised about braid stability with newer drawn filled tubing ...

MPT Europe has developed the RCM-60-WB, a system for the measurement of radial compression force on stents while being fully submerged in an underwater environment. Stent up to 60mm length can be ...