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Balloon Dilation in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis Patients with Dysphagia

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2013
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, Ken Kouda, Fumihiro Tajima, Tomoyoshi Kondo   +3 more
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Pre-dilation and Post-dilation in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Indications, Benefits and Risks

Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 2021
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an established treatment for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. In recent years, an emphasis has been placed on simplification of the procedure.
Angela McInerney, Rafael Vera-Urquiza, Gabriela Tirado-Conte, Luis Marroquin, Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, Iván Nuñez-Gil, Eduardo Pozo, Nieves Gonzalo, Jose Alberto de Agustín, Javier Escaned, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Carlos Macaya, Luis Nombela-Franco   +12 more
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Pancreatoscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy in a patient with calcific chronic pancreatitis [PDF]

, 2018
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Alexandrino, G, Canena, J, Horta, D, Lourenço, L, Reis, J   +4 more
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Long-Term Outcomes of Balloon Dilation for Acquired Subglottic Stenosis in Children

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014
Objectives. Balloon dilation laryngoplasty has been suggested as an alternative treatment to open surgical treatment of acquired subglottic stenosis in children.
Aliye Filiz, Seckin O. Ulualp
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Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation and Extraction of Bile Duct Stone [PDF]

, 2013
Endoscopic therapy is the first-line treatment for patients with common bile duct stones. Removing bile duct stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) requires enlarging the papillary opening, either by cutting the biliary ...
Coulibaly, Dramane, Omgba, Luc-Désiré, Raymond, Hélène   +2 more
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Current status of endoscopic balloon dilation for Crohn's disease

Intestinal Research, 2017
The therapeutic target in Crohn's disease (CD) has been raised to the achievement of mucosal healing. Although effective treatments that target cytokines and other molecules has been widely used for CD, intestinal strictures are still a major cause of ...
Fumihito Hirai
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Outcomes of Holmium Laser, Cryoablation, and Budesonide Inhalation for Treating Severe Central Airway Stenosis in Infants

Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2023
Background Central airway stenosis (CAS) in infants is characterized by dysphonia, dyspnea, cyanosis, repeated apnea, and infection. This case series study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of holmium laser, cryoablation and budesonide inhalation
Lei Zhang, Shuhua Yuan, Chunhong Pan, Jing Zhang, Jinhong Wu, Yong Yin   +5 more
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Balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube: clinical experience in the management of 126 children

Acta otorhinolaryngologica italica, 2017
SUMMARY Balloon dilation of the Eustachian tube has been recently introduced as a novel and minimally invasive method for treating chronic obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction.
M. Tisch, H. Maier, H. Sudhoff
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Flow-volume curve analysis for predicting recurrence after endoscopic dilation of airway stenosis [PDF]

, 2019
The flow-volume curve is a simple test for diagnosing upper airway obstruction. We evaluated its use to predict recurrence in patients undergoing endoscopic dilation for treatment of benign upper airway ...
Andreetti, Claudio, Ardò, Nicoletta, Fiorelli, Alfonso, Loizzi, Domenico, Loizzi, Michele, Messina, Gaetana, Poggi, Camilla, Rendina, Erino Angelo, Santini, Mario, Serra, Nicola, Sollitto, Francesco, Venuta, Federico   +11 more
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In-office Eustachian tube balloon dilation under local anesthesia as a response to operating room restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
ObjectiveTo evaluate the feasibility of local anesthesia for Eustachian tube balloon dilation as an in-office procedure for the treatment of Eustachian tube dilatory dysfunction as a response to the restriction measures of the coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Sean C. Sheppard, Sven Beckmann, Marco Caversaccio, Lukas Anschuetz   +3 more
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