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 proprietary surgical procedure of acclarent inc used in the treatment of chronic sinusitis the procedure in layman s terms involves inserting a flexible catheter small rubber like tube via the nostrils up into the narrowed or blocked openings of the sinusesthere the balloon is slowly inflated to enlarge the narrowed or blocked sinus passageways and then withdrawnhe procedure in layman s terms involves inserting a flexible catheter small rubber like tube via the nostrils up into the narrowed or blocked openings of the sinuses there the balloon is slowly inflated to enlarge the narrowed or blocked sinus passageways and then withdrawn
There is now a proven, less invasive technology used by ENT doctors to treat patients with chronic and recurrent acute sinusitis. With Balloon Sinuplasty, ENT doctors open inflamed sinuses in the same way that heart surgeons open up blocked arteries during balloon angioplasty. The procedure is less invasive than traditional sinus surgery, and effective at relieving symptoms of chronic sinusitis. Balloon Sinuplasty allows patients to return to normal activities quickly. Unlike conventional sinus surgery, it does not include removal of bone or tissue from the nose.