[Experience with non-vascular dilatation using balloon catheters]

The authors have summed up a long-term experience of dilatation of stenosis of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, biliary and urinary tracts using high-pressure balloon catheters. The procedure and a choice of adequate balloon catheters were optimized. The method was used for a great variety of nosological entities, and long-term therapeutic results (up to 5 yrs) were studied. A high efficacy and relative safety of the procedure was shown.