In fact, Bupyeong Himchan Hospital surveyed the pain evaluation scale (VAS) of 192 patients who underwent balloon dilatation for spinal canal stenosis, and found that it was 7.3 points before the ...

Study finds percutaneous balloon dilation offers better long-term outcomes than surgery for severe benign biliary strictures, ...

Endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) has been used for the treatment of peptic gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) since the first report of Benjamin et al. in 1981.

That is when Dr. Adam Abram, of Mechanicsburg, suggested she try a new procedure called balloon sinus dilation. “Basically what it is is a device developed by the same people who developed the ...

Balloon dilation isn't, however, a magic cure for everyone with chronic sinus infections. The sinuses are a series of air-filled caverns that run around and behind the nose and eyes. The balloon ...

ATLANTA -- Balloon catheter dilation yielded no improvement for obstructive sleep apnea patients with sinus pressure headache, a small prospective single-blind study found. The group randomized to ...

The "Sinus Dilation Devices Market by Product (Balloon Dilation, Stents, Endoscope (Rhinoscopy, Sinoscopy), Handheld), Procedure (Standalone, Hybrid), Patient Type, Patient Care Setting (ENT ...

Dilation procedures DO NOT remove any tissue. For this reason a balloon dilation of the ethmoid sinuses is reported with Unlisted CPT code 31299. This leads us to another area of confusion. AMA ...

That is when Dr. Adam Abram, of Mechanicsburg, suggested she try a new procedure called balloon sinus dilation. “Basically what it is is a device developed by the same people who developed the ...

In conclusion, a good response can be expected in the majority of patients with peptic and corrosive-related GOO after balloon dilatation; however, poor results are noted for chronic pancreatitis ...