title: Advances in balloon dissection.
abstract: The use of a balloon as a dissecting tool was pioneered by Gauer and Kieturakis in the early 1990s.This newapplication of balloon dissection in surgery allows the creation of a working space in which a procedure is performed. This is combined with minimally invasive techniques that confer the advantages of shorter recovery and less pain for several different procedures.
authors.affiliation: Doctors Hospital, Wentzville, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de la Torre
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Richardson