Angioplasty, Balloon
Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.
Year introduced: 1993
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Tree Number(s): E02.148.050.060, E04.100.814.529.124.060, E04.502.382.124.060, E05.157.016.060
MeSH Unique ID: D000800
Entry Terms:
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Dilation, Transluminal Arterial
- Arterial Dilations, Transluminal
- Arterial Dilation, Transluminal
- Dilations, Transluminal Arterial
- Transluminal Arterial Dilation
- Transluminal Arterial Dilations
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