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 ...

Background and Aim: Endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) has been used for the treatment of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). There are several reports on the utility and success of this non-surgical ...

Post-stent balloon dilatation in carotid stenting patients decreases the restenosis risk by almost two-thirds. The effect on periprocedural stroke, though, is not as clear-cut, according to a CREST ...

In patients undergoing percutaneous treatment for bifurcation lesions, both stent volume and symmetry are reduced in the main vessel by side branch dilatation. But finalizing the procedure with ...

Subglottic or tracheal stenosis is a narrowing of the airway. It can be congenital, traumatic or, most commonly, iatrogenic after prolonged endotracheal intubation. Symptoms include hoarseness, ...

Congenital subvalvar and supravalvar right ventricular outflow tract stenosis usually occurs with other cardiac defects, such as ventricular septal defect or tetralogy of Fallot. Postoperative right ...

Over a 3-year period (1995-1998), 23 patients underwent EBD for benign GOO. All patients had symptoms of GOO, that is postprandial vomiting, often containing stale food, and abdominal pain. Pyloric ...