A 77-year-old man was transferred to our hospital for endoscopically uncontrollable active bleeding from a duodenal ulcer. Soon after his arrival, he became hemodynamically unstable and resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta was ...
Yasuyuki Onishi, MD+9 more
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A technique for non-deflating balloon catheter removal in female patients
Removing a foley catheter can sometimes be a challenge, especially when it is related to non-deflating balloons which represent most of the cases. In female patients, due to their urethral anatomy, several techniques have been proposed for balloon ...
Eirini Giovannopoulou, Kostas Chondros
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Objective Documentation of middle ear pressure at different stages of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty and assessing risk of barotrauma with this procedure.
Roya Azadarmaki+3 more
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Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO) for the Treatment of Portal Hypertensive Variceal Bleeding: Preliminary Results. [PDF]
ObjectivesTo describe the technical feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO) in treating portal hypertensive non-esophageal variceal hemorrhage.MethodsFrom October 2012 to December 2013, 20 ...
Busuttil, Ronald+11 more
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Balloon catheter use for cervical ripening in women with term pre-labor rupture of membranes : A 5-year cohort study [PDF]
Introduction To investigate the safety of balloon catheter for cervical ripening in women with term pre-labor rupture of membranes (PROM) and to compare the incidence of maternal and neonatal infections in women with PROM and women with intact membranes ...
Eriksson, Jasmin+5 more
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Is the leaking balloon angioplasty catheter a better catheter?
Because of the presence of multiple proximal and distal sideholes, the autoperfusion balloon angioplasty catheter allows passive perfusion of blood through its central lumen while the balloon is inflated. This unique property can serve two major purposes.
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Balloon Dilation in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis Patients with Dysphagia
Here, we describe balloon catheter dilation at the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) in three sporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM) patients with dysphagia.
Ken-ya Murata+3 more
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Stent-graft and double-guiding catheter technique to rescue iatrogenic coronary perforation
Introduction Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is an infrequent, yet life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions, posing a major risk of cardiac tamponade and mortality.
Ewa Ostrowska+3 more
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Design and validation of zero-slack separable manipulator for Intracardiac Echocardiography [PDF]
Clinicians require substantial training and experience to become comfortable with steering Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter to localize and measure the area of treatment to watch for complications while device catheters are deployed in another access.
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Choledocholithiasis – Sphincterotomy and Stone Removal With an Extraction Balloon [PDF]
At choledocholithiasis, enlarging the papillary opening with a sphincterotomy is a prerequisite for endoscopic stone extraction. After sphincterotomy, more than 90% of common bile duct (CBD) stones can be removed with a Dormia basket or balloon catheter.
Pohl, J
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