title: A practical method to rapidly dissolve metallic stents.
abstract: Metallic stents are commonly used in many clinical applications including peripheral vascular disease intervention, biliary obstruction, endovascular repair of aneurysms, and percutaneous coronary interventions. In the examination of vascular stent placement, it is important to determine if the stent is open or has become obstructed. This is increasingly important in the era of drug-eluting stent usage in coronary arteries. We describe a practical, rapid and cost-effective method to dissolve most metallic stents leaving the vascular and luminal tissues intact. This practical method may replace the laborious and expensive plastic embedding methods currently utilized.
authors.affiliation: Queens University Medical School, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Scott H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Lloyd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Dexter
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Veinot
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001344:Autopsy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D003343:Corrosion; D004572:Electrolysis; D016591:Histocytological Preparation Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D008689:Methacrylates; D016613:Plastic Embedding; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D008689:Methacrylates