"Somewhat surprisingly, the word 'stent' is actually an eponym, originally named after Charles Stent (1807-1885), a largely forgotten British dentist. He invented an improved material for forming dental impressions and set up a company to manufacture it. During the Great War, J F Esser, a Dutch surgeon, used a mould of Stent's Compound as a fixative for skin grafting in injured infantrymen. This innovative use was rapidly adopted into practice, and stenting as a concept rapidly segued into multiple specialties 4. Despite being eponymous, stent is not capitalised 1-3."
"Stent grafts are placed via an endovascular approach with image guidance and fully appose the inner walls of the vessel at the attachment sites. They comprise a graft, usually made of PTFE, that is reinforced by a metallic stent, such as nitinol (a nickel-titanium alloy) or stainless steel."
"Standalone grafts are conduits surgically anastomosed to vessels and made of a synthetic material such as Dacron."
"Stent grafts are placed via an endovascular approach with image guidance and fully appose the inner walls of the vessel at the attachment sites. They comprise a graft, usually made of PTFE, that is reinforced by a metallic stent, such as nitinol (a nickel-titanium alloy) or stainless steel."
Expected headings
"Types"
"Gastrointestinal stents"
"Hepatobiliary stents"
"Thoracic stents"
"Genitourinary stents"
"Vascular stents"
"Head and neck"
"CNS"
"MRI safety"