SAN ANTONIO -- A procedure using a small balloon is offering relief for people who suffer from chronic sinustis. Chronic sinustis is a condition affects the cavities of the nose and is usually ...

Compared with standard balloon angioplasty, the drug-coated balloon strategy appeared to suppress recurrent ISR over six months in a 52-patient study, published online November 13, 2006 in the New ...

SIOUX CITY | Facial pain, pressure and nasal drainage -- common symptoms of chronic sinusitis -- can now be easily treated in a select group of patients in a doctor's office under local anesthetic ...

Endoaortic balloon occlusion is performed to achieve temporary obstruction of the aorta during cardiac surgery, including mitral valve repair or replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart ...

Alexandria, VA – A new and increasingly popular type of minimally invasive sinus surgery exposes patients to only “very low” doses of radiation during the procedure, a level considered to be safe, ...

New data from a large, international registry showed balloon-assisted anterior mitral leaflet modification (BATMAN) was safe, effective, and resulted in shorter procedure times among patients ...

WEBSTER, TX (KTRK) -- "I was just always like a twig as a young person," said Julie Rabat-Torki as she sat in the waiting room of a bariatric surgeon at the Bay Area Regional Medical Center. Yet, for ...

As kids, we learn balloons are fun. Balloons are colorful, festive and celebratory. But it turns out they're also cutting edge, at least when it comes to sinus surgery. "We can insert a small, ...

The InSpace subacromial spacer balloon is as good as partial repair of the rotator cuff, according to the results of a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial presented at the American Academy of ...