Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Short-term stents were not superior to balloon dilatation and correlated with a significantly higher rate of ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Chronic sinus sufferers can now bypass invasive surgery in the hospital and opt for a quick in-and-out procedure in their doctor's office. It's thanks to an innovative procedure ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 08 — Balloon catheters safely and effectively treat persistent nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children, according to an interventional case series in the March issue of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopic balloon dilation appeared to be a viable alternative to surgery for patients with Crohn’s disease who ...

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 ...

The American Medical Association has accepted three new CPT codes for balloon sinus dilation technology during endoscopic sinus surgery for 2011 claims, according to reports from the AAPC and American ...

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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intersect ENT®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XENT), a global ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) medical technology leader dedicated to transforming patient care, today announced that ...

It's springtime in Southeast Texas, and many Houstonians who would like to stop and smell the flowers can't because of sinus misery. Warm, damp weather makes Houston heaven for mold spores and hell ...

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 ...

The standard of care for the extraction of bile duct stones, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy, is associated with a risk of short-term mortality. Endoscopic ...