title: The use of balloon angioplasty in the pediatric patient.
abstract: The technique and results of balloon angioplasty in children are reviewed. The lesions described include valvar pulmonary stenosis, peripheral pulmonary stenosis, coarctation of the aorta, aortic vena cava obstruction, and pulmonary venous obstruction.
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000628:therapy; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology