There are no recent nationwide figures on food choking. In 2001, about 17,500 children 14 and younger were treated in emergency departments for choking, and 60 percent of the episodes were caused by food. In 2000, 160 children died from an obstruction of the respiratory tract.
balloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinusespatients diagnosed with sinusitis but not responding to medications may be candidates for sinus surgeryalloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinuses
Step-by-step diagram explaining how a balloon sinuplasty is performed. Next, your doctor will carefully place a balloon catheter over the guide wire and slide it into the opening of the blocked sinus. The balloon is slowly inflated, removing the blockages in the sinus and facilitating drainage.