Boston Scientific Halts Use Of Select Stent Delivery Devices After Patient Deaths

Boston Scientific Corp BSX on Wednesday initiated the removal of certain AXIOS Stents and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery Systems from clinical settings following reports of deployment complications ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA flags safety risk with Boston Scientific stents

FDA flags safety risk with Boston Scientific stents after reports of deployment issues causing deaths and injuries, prompting a Class I recall.
Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI)

Boston Scientific Pulls Select Stents, Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery Systems

Boston Scientific has issued an FDA warning letter recommending removal of 1,660 lots of AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery Enhanced Delivery Systems due to increased reports of stent deployment and ...
Arab Times

Kuwait's Jaber Hospital Performs Kuwait’s First Non-Surgical Gallbladder Drainage Procedure

A specialized medical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital has successfully performed the first procedure of its kind in Kuwait to treat acute cholecystitis without open surgery. The intervention was led ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis when surgery is not an option

Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. The most common cause of acute cholecystitis is gallstones (calculous cholecystitis) blocking the duct that drains the gallbladder (cystic duct) ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis when surgery is not an option

This procedure can be used for acute cholecystitis when surgery is not an option because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. Acute cholecystitis is ...