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Efficacy of Gastric Balloon Dilatation and/or Retrievable Stent Insertion for Pyloric Spasms after Pylorus-Preserving Gastrectomy: Retrospective Analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2015
PurposeWe retrospectively investigated the feasibility and clinical efficacy of balloon dilatation and subsequent retrievable stent insertion, when necessitated, for pyloric spasms after pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG).Materials and methodsForty ...
Jae Seok Bae, Se Hyung Kim, Cheong-Il Shin, Ijin Joo, Jeong Hee Yoon, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Han-Kwang Yang, Jee Hyun Baek, Tae Han Kim, Joon Koo Han, Byung Ihn Choi   +10 more
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S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]

, 2002
Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A., Kaposzta, Z., Markus, H.S., Martin, J.F., Molloy, J.   +4 more
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Balloon dilation of stenotic nonvalved conduits after Fontan operation

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1998
The Fontan operation is used to supply a ventriculo-arterial connection in patients with tricuspid atresia. An important complication is the obstruction of the conduit that may necessitate reoperation.
D Alehan, A Celiker, N Ceviz
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Case report: Combination technique of balloon dilation, membrane excision, and topical mitomycin C for the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis in a cat

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
A two-year-old neutered male Turkish Angora cat presented with respiratory signs, including chronic snoring sounds and dyspnea with open-mouth breathing. Nasopharyngeal stenosis (NPS) was diagnosed based on endoscopy and computed tomography (CT).
Ho Hyun Kwak, Sung Min Kim, Lina Yu, Jun Hyung Kim, Heung Myong Woo   +4 more
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Treatment of Chronic Frontal Sinusitis with Difficult Anatomy: A Hybrid Balloon Technique in Four Cases

Allergy & Rhinology, 2014
The presence of frontal cells poses unique challenges when using endoscopic approaches. This study describes the use of a balloon dilation system as an aid for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) to access the frontal sinus in cases that would ...
Gitanjali M. Fleischman M.D. M.S., Justin D. Miller M.D., Grace G. Kim M.D., Adam M. Zanation M.D., Charles S. Ebert M.D. M.P.H.   +4 more
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Optimal dilation duration of 10 mm diameter balloons after limited endoscopic sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones: a randomized controlled trial

Scientific Reports
Limited endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) combined with endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) is widely used. However, the optimal duration of small balloon dilation in choledocholithiasis remains controversial.
Yuan-Yuan Li, Yin-Shui Miao, Cai-Feng Wang, Jing Yan, Xiao-Jiang Zhou, You-Xiang Chen, Guo-Hua Li, Liang Zhu   +7 more
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Histologic assessment of biliary obstruction with different percutaneous endoluminal techniques [PDF]

, 2004
Background Despite the sophisticated cross sectional image techniques currently available, a number of biliary stenosis or obstructions remain of an uncertain nature.
Michele Rossi, Vito Cantisani, Filippo Maria Salvatori, Alberto Rebonato, Laura Greco, Luigi Giglio, Giampiero Guido, Elisa Pagliara, Vincenzo David, TH Magnuson, G Cozzi, K Tamada, RJ Farrell, CJ Cobb, GS Harell, T Kurzawinski, S Saini, L Hann, L Guibaud, YL Chan, MA Barish, F Regan, C Reinhold, MS Park, MG Lee, F Regan, CD Becker, HE Adamek, JC Varghese, JS Savader, JS Savader, GS Harell, T Rosch, R Schöfl, M Rabinovitz, J Jaiwala, M De Bellis, CJ Stewart, ME Ryan, MA Hall-Craggs, MS Schenechter, M Rossi   +41 more
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ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF POST-LIVER TRANSPLANTATION ANASTOMOTIC BILIARY STRICTURE: systematic review andmeta-analysis

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Context Biliary strictures after liver transplantation are recognized as its Achilles’ heel. The strictures are classified in anastomotic and ischemic or non-anastomotic biliary strictures, and they figure among the most common complications after liver ...
Lucas Souto NACIF, Wanderley Marques BERNARDO, Luca BERNARDO, Wellington ANDRAUS, Lucas TORRES, Eleazar CHAIB, Luiz Carneiro D'ALBUQUERQUE, Fauze MALUF-FILHO   +7 more
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Long-term quality of life after endoscopic dilation of strictured colorectal or colocolonic anastomoses [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Endoscopic balloon dilation is the first-line treatment for benign colorectal anastomotic strictures. We aimed to objectively assess its long-term results.
Dumonceau, J., Gervaz, P., Huber, O., Nguyen-Tang, T.   +3 more
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Cerebral tissue pO2 response to stimulation is preserved with age in awake mice [PDF]

, 2019
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Lett. 2019 April 23; 699: 160–166. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2019.02.007.Compromised oxygen supply to cerebral tissue could be an important mechanism contributing to age-related cognition decline. We recently showed
Boas, David, Bélanger, Samuel, Kakkar, Ashok, Lesage, Frédéric, Lu, Xuecong, Moeini, Mohammad, Picard, Frédéric   +6 more
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