A member asked:

Have stent in my celiac artery. it was tricky for the vasc surgeon to put in. is there a good chance this will fail and need to be replaced in future?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Stent: From ER physician perspective, I do not see alot of problems with these stents once in place. I do see troubles when people quit taking there prescribed anticipate agent or blood thinner and the stent will clot.

Answered 6/20/2019

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