expandable stent

expandable stent

stent placed within the lumen of a structure, often percutaneously, which then shortens in its longitudinal dimension and increases its diameter, thereby increasing the inside dimension of the structure.

ex·pand·a·ble stent

(eks-pan'di-bĕl stent) Stent placed within the lumen of a structure, often percutaneously, which then shortens in its longitudinal dimension and increases its diameter, thereby increasing the inside dimension of the structure.