title: Transluminal expandable nitinol coil stent grafting: preliminary report.
abstract: A method is described for the percutaneous catheter placement of expandable nitinol coil stents for the nonoperative restoration and maintenance of patency in internal flow pathways, especially the lumina of blood vessels and biliary ducts.
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004285:Dogs
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol