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Balloon Dilatation
Balloon Dilation; Dilation, Balloon; Balloon Catheterization, Fogarty; Balloon Catheterization, Foley; Balloon Catheterizations; Balloon Dilatations; Balloon Dilations; Balloon Tamponades; Balloon Valvotomies; Balloon Valvuloplasties
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.