Other terms
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty,Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal,Transluminal Angioplasty, Percutaneous,Dilatation, Transluminal Arterial,Arterial Dilatation, Transluminal,Arterial Dilatations, Transluminal,Dilatations, Transluminal Arterial,Transluminal Arterial Dilatation,Transluminal Arterial Dilatations,Angioplasty, Transluminal,Transluminal Angioplasty,Balloon Angioplasty
Description
Angioplasty, Balloon: Use of a balloon catheter for dilatation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of balloon dilatation in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY is available.
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