Talk:Self-expandable metallic stent

A fact from Self-expandable metallic stent appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 December 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that self-expandable metallic stents (pictured) are prosthetic metal tubes inserted by fibre optic cameras in order to treat cancers of the gastrointestinal tract?

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Vascular system[edit]

SEMS are also sometimes used in the vascular system, usually in the aorta and peripheral vascular system. Also, they have been used in the past for saphenous vein graft and native coronary artery percutaneous coronary interventions. I'm not sure if the current aortic stent-grafts used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms are SEMS. Ksheka 13:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have added this to the applications section. --WS 19:27, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fastener Term[edit]

SEMS (Standard machine screw with lock washer)- A SEMS machine screw has a permanently installed washer.