Patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) should undergo surgery if there is even a small dilatation of the main pancreatic duct (MPD), say US researchers. They argue that such ...

Balloon dilation in sinus surgery employs small, flexible catheters to expand the natural ostia of the paranasal sinuses without tissue removal. Originally adapted from angioplasty, this minimally ...

Eye dilation refers to a widening of the pupils. When doctors dilate the pupils during an eye exam, it typically lasts between 4 and 24 hours. Doctors sometimes use eye dilation drops to dilate a ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cataract surgery and pupil dilation on iris pattern recognition for personal authentication. Prospective non-comparative cohort study. Images ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pneumatic dilation, or PD, with a 35-mm balloon compared with sham dilation was not superior for the treatment ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LISBON, Portugal — A new device can be effectively used for pupil dilation in complicated cases of bimanual ...

Background and Aim: Endoscopic balloon dilatation (EBD) has been used for the treatment of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). There are several reports on the utility and success of this non-surgical ...

Synchronous metastatic disease is characterized by the presence of metastatic lesions, in addition to the primary tumor, at diagnosis. Investigators in South Korea demonstrated the benefit in a ...

Patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) who are progressing from stage 4 chronic disease to stage 5, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), typically need dialysis when they reach stage 5. When ...