Other terms
Balloon Dilation,Balloon Dilations,Dilations, Balloon,Dilation, Balloon,Catheterization, Balloon,Dilatation, Balloon,Balloon Dilatations,Dilatations, Balloon,Balloon Catheterization,Balloon Catheterizations,Catheterizations, Balloon,Balloon Tamponade,Balloon Tamponades,Tamponade, Balloon,Tamponades, Balloon,Foley Balloon Catheterization,Balloon Catheterization, Foley,Catheterization, Foley Balloon,Balloon Valvuloplasty,Balloon Valvuloplasties,Valvuloplasties, Balloon,Valvuloplasty, Balloon,Balloon Valvotomy,Balloon Valvotomies,Valvotomies, Balloon,Valvotomy, Balloon,Fogarty Balloon Catheterization,Balloon Catheterization, Fogarty,Catheterization, Fogarty Balloon
Description
Balloon Dilatation: Nonoperative repair of occluded vessels, ducts, or valves by insertion of a balloon catheter. It is used, among other things, to treat varices, torn retinas, renal and biliary calculi, gastric, bronchial and rectal stenoses, and heart valves, and includes catheterization with Fogarty and Foley catheters.
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