A procedure in which a wire mesh tube is inserted through a catheter and placed in an artery to hold it open. Stenting is usually performed right after a balloon angioplasty while the catheter is still in place.

inserting an arch-like device used to hold open the walls of a partially clogged (or once clogged) artery around the heart.

When a tube made of metal or plastic is inserted into the bowel or a duct to keep it open and prevent closure when a tumour is growing rapidly.

An opening in a wall in a coal mine.

the process of placing a stent

The act of placing a stent.