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
Although there are risks associated with any surgery, balloon sinuplasty has been shown to be clinically safe and effective. 1  Some benefits include: 2  Since the device is inserted gently into the nostrils, there is no cutting or incisions (minimally invasive).