Intravascular balloon dilatation therapy for intracranial arterial vasospasm: patient selection, technique, and clinical results

RT Higashida, V Van Halbach, CF Dowd… - Neurosurgical …, 1992 - Springer
… From a transfemoral approach, balloon dilatation of the right … balloon dilatation techniques
in selected cases. We believe that, initially, patients should be managed by medical therapy to …

Direct coronary stenting without predilatation: a new therapeutic approach with a special balloon catheter design

HR Figulla, H Mudra, N Reifart… - Catheterization and …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
… which this balloon was used for direct stent deployment without previous balloon dilatation.
… In conclusion, direct stenting is a feasible and safe new therapeutic approach. Lesions which …

Treatment of Eustachian tube dysfunction with balloon dilation: a systematic review

JML Huisman, FJ Verdam, I Stegeman… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Balloon dilation is a new entity in the therapeutic approach of … evaluate the success of balloon
dilation of the tuba auditiva … current literature on balloon dilation therapy, adverse events, …

Management of calcific coronary artery lesions: is it time to change our interventional therapeutic approach?

GL De Maria, R Scarsini, AP Banning - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2019 - jacc.org
… with lesion preparation and balloon dilation, making delivery of balloons and stents difficult
… to select and adopt the optimal approach for the relevant anatomy in the appropriate patient. …

Pneumatic balloon dilatation in achalasia: a prospective comparison of safety and efficacy with different balloon diameters

J Mikaeli, F Bishehsari, G Montazeri… - … & therapeutics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
approach starting with 30 mm diameter is a safe and effective method. Repeated dilatation
with larger balloon in relapsers increase the likelihood of progressively longer remission. …

[PDF][PDF] Balloon dilatation vs. balloon dilatation plus bile duct endoprostheses for treatment of anastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation

T Zoepf, EJ Maldonado‐Lopez, P Hilgard… - Liver …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
therapy is 6 months (range 1-43). In conclusion, our data confirm that endoscopic therapy of
PTAS … of BD and endoprosthetic therapy is a more adequate approach. The difference in the …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic balloon catheter dilatation via retrograde or static technique is safe and effective for cricopharyngeal dysfunction

V Chandrasekhara, J Koh, L Lattimer… - World Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… of the balloon with a brusque “pull-back” retrograde approach … of the upper esophageal
sphincter poses an attractive therapeutic … would suggest that balloon dilatation via a retrograde …

Paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty vs. plain balloon dilation for the treatment of failing dialysis access: 6-month interim results from a prospective randomized …

K Katsanos, D Karnabatidis, P Kitrou… - … Therapy, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
… inhibit fibromuscular hyperplasia formation after standard balloon angioplasty. One such
approach could be the use of angioplasty with paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCBs), which are …

A pooled analysis of efficacy, safety, and long-term outcome of endoscopic balloon dilation therapy for patients with stricturing Crohn's disease

D Bettenworth, A Gustavsson, A Atreja… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… Endoscopy-based therapeutic approaches seem to be a promising first-line alternative for
treatment of fibrostenosing CD because they are minimally invasive and preserve intestinal …

Pneumatic balloon dilation therapy is as effective as esophagomyotomy for achalasia

MH Emami, M Raisi, J Amini, A Tabatabai, M Haghighi… - Dysphagia, 2008 - Springer
… efficacy of surgery or pneumatic balloon dilation in treating achalasia patients in … approach
and pneumatic dilation is about 0.3% [37]. The efficacy of Rigiflex dilators closely approaches