What to Expect With Esophageal Dilation - Verywell Health
Jan 5, 2025 · Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They can cause difficulty or discomfort when swallowing.
Esophageal Dilation: Procedure, Types & Purpose
Oct 31, 2024 · Balloon dilation is the most common approach for stretching your esophagus. But healthcare providers may use bougie dilation to treat multiple strictures. If you have an unresponsive esophagus, or severe esophageal strictures, your provider might recommend multiple procedures to stretch your esophagus to a bigger size each time.
Balloon Dilatation of Esophageal Strictures/Achalasia - PMC
Balloon dilatation under fluoroscopic control is a safe and successful method of treatment for esophageal achalasia, even after previous esophageal surgery. The dilatations should start with small-size balloons, progressing to larger sizes only when necessary, to minimize the risk of esophageal perforation. REFERENCES
Balloon Dilatation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The basic technique of balloon sinus dilatation involves advancing a balloon catheter over a guidewire through the natural opening of the sinus. The balloons are available in various lengths and widths that have been designed for specific sinus anatomy.
Balloon Dilation - Stanford Health Care
A balloon dilation is a cardiac catheterization procedure, a small, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel in the groin, and guided to the inside of the heart. The tube has a deflated balloon in the tip.
Types of Dilation and Stenting - Stanford Health Care
Balloon dilation. This technique uses special expandable balloons to gently dilate esophageal strictures. During this treatment, your doctor guides an endoscope down your esophagus. Then, he or she uses a guidance system to advance a special deflated balloon to the area of your esophagus that is narrowed.
Esophageal Dilation | Columbia Surgery
During esophageal dilation (also called pneumatic dilation), an endoscopic tube is inserted through the mouth and into the esophagus. A balloon is expanded inside the esophagus to stretch muscle fibers inside the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Oesophageal stricture dilatation – TTS balloon
When to use balloon dilatation It is normally used to dilate benign oesophageal strictures- eg peptic stricture, post operative stricture, post radiotherapy stricture, corrosive injury related stricture.
Flexible bronchoscopy balloon dilation for nonmalignant ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Flexible bronchoscopic balloon dilation is a simple, minimally invasive method that may be used alone or in combination with other bronchoscopic therapies to dilate airway stenoses and restore adequate airflow [1-5].
The efficacy and safety of catheter balloon dilatation in the ...
Catheter balloon dilatation is an additional therapy for treating dysphagia in recent years, which can improve the symptom of achalasia of cricopharyngeal muscle. This research will be used for confirming the efficacy and safety of the catheter balloon dilatation for resolving dysphagia.