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Balloon Sinuplasty: From 1 Different Sources

a surgical procedure to open or enlarge a blocked ostium of the *paranasal sinuses in patients with chronic *rhinosinusitis. A small balloon is inserted into the ostium in a deflated state under endoscopic control. It is then inflated to enlarge the ostium and finally deflated and removed.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Angioplasty, Balloon

A technique for treating a narrowed or blocked section of blood vessel by introducing a catheter with a balloon into the constricted area. The balloon is inflated to widen the narrowed area, deflated again, and then removed. Balloon angioplasty is used to restore blood flow in peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease.

Coronary balloon angioplasty is usually successful, but the narrowing may recur

in the affected vessel, requiring repeat treatment.

Angioplasty of peripheral vessels is most successful in treating the iliac and femoral arteries in the legs.... angioplasty, balloon

Balloon Catheter

A flexible tube with a balloon at its tip, which, when inflated, keeps the tube in place or applies pressure to an organ or vessel.

One type is used to drain urine from the bladder (see catheterization, urinary).

Balloon catheters are sometimes used to expand narrowed arteries (balloon angioplasty).

They may also be used to control bleeding oesophageal varices before surgery.... balloon catheter

Bakri Balloon

see Rusch catheter. [Y. Bakri (21st century), US obstetrician]... bakri balloon

Balloon

n. an inflatable plastic cylinder of variable size that is mounted on a thin tube and used for dilating narrow areas (*stenosis) in blood vessels (see angioplasty), in the alimentary tract (*strictures), or in the urinary tract (see endopyelotomy).... balloon

Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty

a surgical procedure used to treat dysfunction of the *Eustachian tube. A small balloon is inserted from the *nasopharynx into the Eustachian tube in a deflated state under endoscopic control. It is then inflated to widen the Eustachian tube before being deflated and removed.... balloon eustachian tuboplasty

Door To Balloon Time

the time in minutes between a patient with S–T elevation *myocardial infarction reaching the hospital door and inflation of a balloon or other interventional device in the occluded coronary artery. It is a key indicator of the timeliness of an emergency *percutaneous coronary intervention service.... door to balloon time

Inoue Balloon

see mitral stenosis; valvuloplasty.... inoue balloon

Sinuplasty

n. see balloon sinuplasty.... sinuplasty

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