Definitions for "Stent graft"
A tube made of stainless steel and plastic or textile material which is inserted into blood vessel and left inside the artery to act as a scaffolding device.
a small tube encased in a plastic covering that is delivered to the site of an aneurysm through the femoral artery. Once it reaches the weakened arterial wall, the plastic covering is removed, and the patient's body heat causes the tube to expand into place over the defective wall.
a fabric tube that reinforces a weak spot in a blood vessel