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Balloon Dilation

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Definition: 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.  coordinate IM with disease/ther (IM), not /surg   
See Also Gastric Balloon
Examples Angioplasty, Balloon 		Other names Foley Balloon Catheterization; Fogarty Balloon Catheterization; Catheterization, Balloon; Balloon Valvuloplasty; Balloon Valvotomy; Balloon Catheterization; Dilation, Balloon; Valvuloplasty, Balloon; Valvuloplasties, Balloon; Valvotomy, Balloon; Valvotomies, Balloon; Dilations, Balloon; Catheterizations, Balloon; Catheterization, Foley Balloon; Catheterization, Fogarty Balloon; Balloon Valvuloplasties; Balloon Valvotomies; Balloon Dilations; Balloon Catheterizations; Balloon Catheterization, Foley

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