conclusions after kyphoplasty, her pain was immediately resolved, vertebral body height was restored to normal, and pain score was reduced from 8 to 1. she was discharged with a normal neurological examination and good general condition, and returned to her normal life. in this case, balloon kyphoplasty resulted in the restoration of the vertebral body height, decrease in pain, and returning to...

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty in the interim palliation of complex congenital heart disease and pulmonary stenosis in children, who often require numerous palliative operations before definitive surgical repair. METHODS Evaluation of pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty procedures performed over a five year period in 18 patients (age 8 days--29 years; mean 5.5 ye...

BACKGROUND Severely calcified coronary lesions respond poorly to balloon angioplasty, resulting in incomplete and asymmetrical stent expansion. Therefore, adequate plaque modification prior to drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is the key for calcified lesion treatment. This study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cutting balloon angioplasty for severely calcified coronary lesions. ...

Damage to an intra-aortic balloon occurred on two occasions in 93 insertion procedures. The complication was recognized before gas embolization occurred, and neither patient suffered ill effects. On both occasions the balloon was holed when pinched by artery forceps applied to the 'dacron' graft.

BACKGROUND We studied the effects on and possible interaction of balloon denudation and hypercholesterolemia on large arteries in the rabbit with special regard to structure and vascular reactivity. METHODS AND RESULTS New Zealand White rabbits fed a 1% cholesterol diet or a standard diet for 14 weeks underwent balloon denudation of the left iliac artery 4 weeks before death. Both the balloon...

PURPOSE We retrospectively investigated the feasibility and clinical efficacy of balloon dilatation and subsequent retrievable stent insertion, when necessitated, for pyloric spasms after pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-five patients experiencing pyloric spasms after PPG underwent fluoroscopic balloon dilations to alleviate obstructive symptoms due to delayed...

The feasibility of using balloon dilatation to relieve stenosis caused by dysplasia of the pulmonary valve was assessed in seven patients (five female, mean age two years) with angiographically confirmed dysplasia who were identified among 38 patients with pulmonary valve stenosis selected for balloon dilatation over a two year period. The clinical features in three patients were consistent wit...

PURPOSE Our objective was to evaluate the sensitivity of transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonographic monitoring during permanent balloon occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in predicting hemodynamic ischemia. METHODS Thirty-two consecutive patients underwent controlled therapeutic balloon occlusion of the ICA. Selection criteria included assessment of the circle of Willis by compression...