The present disclosure relates to a stent for placing in a body passage of a patient. The stent has an elongated portion (12) having a proximal end (24) and a distal end (22). The elongated portion defines a lumen throughout the stent. The stent has a proximal anchoring member (24) on the proximal end of the elongated portion and a distal anchoring member (20) on the distal end of the elongated portion. The anchoring member comprises a wall curving outward from each end of the elongated portion of the stent, and a plurality of support struts (28) disposed longitudinally about a circumference of the wall of the distal anchoring member.
