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Trial balloons

Science, 2017
Companies selling stratospheric balloon flights offer scientists a cheap avenue to the edge of space.
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Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy: A double‐balloon technique

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 1995
AbstractWe describe a double‐balloon technique for performing a percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy. This technique was employed when the large, single dilation balloon customarily used for this procedure failed to fully inflate across the parietal pericardium.
R A, Iaffaldano   +5 more
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Aortic Balloon Entrapment Complicating Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation

ASAIO Journal, 1999
Short-term balloon counterpulsation may be complicated by aortic balloon entrapment. We report a patient in whom video-coronary surgery was performed using beating heart anastomosis. This patient developed intra-aortic balloon (IAB) entrapment 4 days after initiation of the counterpulsation previously implanted for a preoperative low ejection fraction.
Babatasi, G   +4 more
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To Balloon or Not to Balloon?

Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2012
Dr Hwang presents an outstanding and balanced overview of the current state of balloon dilation of the sinuses. A number of his points merit emphasis and further comment. He very accurately describes both the strengths and weaknesses of the published studies examining balloon dilation. Unfortunately, many factors contribute to the relatively weak level
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Balloon Enteroscopy: Single- and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 2009
Balloon enteroscopy is a method that allows endoscopic inspection of the entire small bowel, or large parts of it, while simultaneously making it possible to obtain histologic samples and carry out treatment measures. Studies of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) have confirmed the high diagnostic yield of the procedure, with an acceptably low ...
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Balloons

Physics Today, 1962
A launching base for scientific balloon flights has been established at Palestine, Tex., by the National Center for Atmospheric Research as part of the NCAR balloon program. Funds for the installation were supplied by the National Science Foundation, which is the sponsor of NCAR.
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Balloon valvotomy

American Heart Journal, 1990
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