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源自19世纪英国牙医Charles Stent的名字,他发明了用于牙科成型的材料,后来该术语扩展到医疗支架领域。
❶ 支架,一种细小的管状医疗装置,用于支撑狭窄或阻塞的血管或其他管道,以保持其通畅。
“The doctor inserted a stent to keep the artery open.”
(医生植入了一个支架以保持动脉通畅。)
“After the heart attack, he needed a stent in his coronary artery.”
(心脏病发作后,他的冠状动脉需要植入支架。)
❶ 植入支架,指通过医疗手术在血管或管道中放置支架的行为。
“The surgeon will stent the narrowed bile duct tomorrow.”
(外科医生明天将为狭窄的胆管植入支架。)
“They decided to stent the blocked ureter to relieve the patient's pain.”
(他们决定为阻塞的输尿管植入支架以缓解患者的疼痛。)
coronary stent — 冠状动脉支架,专为心脏冠状动脉设计的支架,用于治疗冠心病。
“The cardiologist recommended a coronary stent to treat the blockage.”
(心脏病专家建议使用冠状动脉支架治疗堵塞。)
stent placement — 支架植入术,指通过微创手术将支架放置在目标血管或管道中的医疗过程。
“Stent placement is usually done through a small incision in the groin.”
(支架植入术通常通过腹股沟的小切口进行。)