Based on Product, Balloon Sinus
Dilation Devices segment accounted for considerable market share during the forecast period due to rising occurrence of chronic sinusitis and adoption of balloon sinuplasty procedures.
Some mums-to-be sniffed that the only chart they had time for during labour was one laying down a rule they must be rewarded with ever-larger chocolate eggs at each stage of
dilation.
A newly published article in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology entitled "Optimal
dilation time for combined small endoscopic sphincterotomy and balloon
dilation for common bile duct stones: a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial" assessed the optimal duration of
dilation for combined EST and EPBD for the removal of common bile duct stones (7).
60% with
dilation alone and 100% with
dilation combined with intralesional corticosteroid injection.
Balloon catheter
dilation has been described as an excellent tool in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Compared to mechanical
dilation or surgical intervention, these cause a gradual softening and
dilation of the cervix, with a reduced risk of stretch injuries or perforation, thus providing the advantage of slowly increasing the cervical diameter.
This prospective study started on January 2015 and was meant to include 10 consecutive patients with PES refractory to endoscopic
dilation. The protocol was approved by the research ethics committee of the Cancer Institute of the University of Sao Paulo (ICESP).
In the residual stress stage, shear stress tends to be gentle, indicating that shear
dilation is caused by the broken pieces and resulting friction among them.
The tricuspid valve was normal without significant annular
dilation. No stenosis or abnormal displacement of the tricuspid valve leaflets was detected.
In the PVS group and the PAS group, there was no statistical difference among age at
dilation, postoperative interval, balloon/stenosis ratio, or pressure gradient predilation between the successful and the unsuccessful subgroups.