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  2. Esophageal stent - Wikipedia

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    Stent migration: Stent may move causing symptoms to recur or lead to other complications. Stent obstruction: Blockage can occur, repeating symptoms or other complications. Stent related pain: Chest or throat pain may occur after the procedure; requiring additional treatment or adjustment of the stent. Stent removal: Check with your doctor on ...

  3. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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    Abdominal pain. Shortness of breath. Fatigue. Pressure or heaviness in your chest. Sweating. ... Coronary angioplasty surgery. Stent procedure. Coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart transplant.

  4. Cystogastrostomy - Wikipedia

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    Cystogastrostomy is a surgery to create an opening between a pancreatic pseudocyst and the stomach when the cyst is in a suitable position to be drained into the stomach. [1] This conserves pancreatic juices that would otherwise be lost. [2] This surgery is performed by a pancreatic surgeon to avoid a life-threatening rupture of the pancreatic ...

  5. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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    Pain in your neck, jaw, chest, stomach, back, or shoulder ... (coronary angioplasty with stent placement): A percutaneous coronary intervention involves opening up a narrowed artery in your heart ...

  6. Afferent loop syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal pain and distension are signs of increased intraluminal pressure resulting from the accumulation of enteric secretions in the obstructed afferent loop. [ 2 ] Afferent loop syndrome may result from volvulus , recurring cancer , stomal stenosis , adhesions, kinking at the anastomotic site, internal herniation , and gastrointestinal stones.

  7. Periampullary cancer - Wikipedia

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    Surgery is the best possible option and can be considered if the cancer is diagnosed at a stage where it can be completely removed by surgery. If the jaundice is very high, the surgeon may choose to decrease jaundice before surgery by doing a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and stenting.

  8. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Wikipedia

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    The shunt is completed by placing a special mesh tube known as a stent or endograft to maintain the tract between the higher-pressure portal vein and the lower-pressure hepatic vein. After the procedure, fluoroscopic images are made to show placement. Pressure in the portal vein and inferior vena cava are often measured. [citation needed]

  9. Gastric outlet obstruction - Wikipedia

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    Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a medical condition where there is an obstruction at the level of the pylorus, which is the outlet of the stomach.Individuals with gastric outlet obstruction will often have recurrent vomiting of food that has accumulated in the stomach, but which cannot pass into the small intestine due to the obstruction.