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Complications of Extraperitoneal Balloon Dilation

Journal of Endourology, 1996
The success of balloon dissection techniques has given laparoscopic surgeons the option of a direct extraperitoneal approach to urologic disease. Unfortunately, these techniques are not without risks. We report on four cases of complications secondary to balloon dilation.
J. B. Adams   +4 more
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Balloon Dilatation versus Amplatz Dilatation for Nephrostomy Tract Dilatation

Journal of Endourology, 2008
In this study, we present our experience using balloon and Amplatz dilatation to establish a percutaneous tract. We also discuss advantages and risk factors of both techniques.We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 229 patients who had undergone 235 percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures. The nephrostomy tract had been dilated using a balloon (
Murat, Gönen   +4 more
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Pediatric Airway Balloon Dilation

2012
Over the past decade, there has also been renewed interest in serial dilatation for the management of subglottic and tracheal stenosis with the advent of new technologies such as airway balloons designed for the pediatric airway. In this chapter, the authors describe the technique of application of airway balloons as a useful adjunct for management of ...
Stephen C, Maturo   +1 more
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Eustachian tube balloon dilation

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases
Eustachian tube dysfunction is a frequent pathology of middle-ear ventilation, leading to many more or less disabling otologic symptoms. Severity varies from simple otitis media with effusion to aggressive chronic otitis or cholesteatoma. First-line treatment is medical, but surgery can also be proposed.
M, Fieux   +3 more
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Lacrimal balloon dilatation

Orbit, 1994
Retrograde balloon dilatation under X-ray visualization presents a new way of treatment of incomplete postsaccal stenosis. These stenoses in the area of the nasolacrimal duct in adults exhibit a common factor of favorable circumstances in the prestenotic area for recurring inflammations.
F. J. Steinkogler, E. Huber, A. Kuchar
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