A compressible, self-expandable stent for splinting and/or keeping open a cavity, an organ duct, and/or a vessel in the human or animal body is disclosed. The stent is configured in a tubular fashion and has a mesh of at least one wire. At a distal end of the stent, a portion each of the wire is bent into a loop, whereas the portion of the wire is wrapped around to form a twist tie, by means of which the loop is closed.