Glossary
- Balloon catheter
- Alternative Terms: -
Hollow plastic tubular surgical instrument (catheter) the tip of which has a balloon of differing lengths attached to it. Used mainly to dilate narrow sections of vessels or valves (balloon dilation)
Author(s): Kinderherzstiftung, Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Sticker, Hermine Nock
Reviewed by: Professor Dr Hedwig Hövels-Gürich
Last updated: 2009-04-28
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