Sentence examples for initial dilation from inspiring English sources
The simple modification we propose made the initial dilation easier to perform and prevented a prolonged procedure time.
Six months after the initial dilation, we treated the patient with a combination of EP and EPBD.
Measurements of normal stiffness (Kn), shear stiffness (Ks), shear strength (in terms of cohesion (c) and friction angle from the Mohr-Coulomb shear strength criterion), and initial dilation angle parameters are assessed and critically evaluated.
Aim of this study is to present a simple procedural modification of Ciaglia Blue Rhino PDT in order to avoid the potential difficulty in carrying out initial dilation and greatly reduce the chance of seeing the posterior tracheal wall or create a false route during the dilation.
Thirdly, recent data suggest that GERD may potentiate EoE but cause the initial dilation of intercellular spaces and the subsequent increase in esophageal permeability.
Even under real-time EUS-guidance with use of color Doppler techniques, the initial dilation of the tract before stent insertion can possibly cause significant bleding at the level of the digestive tract wall or pancreatic pseudocyst wall collaterals which might be compressed by the fluid inside the pseudocyst.
We evaluated initial cervical dilation with the addition of oral mifepristone to vaginal misoprostol as cervical preparation for same-day second-trimester dilation and evacuation (D&E).
EPBD was then performed in the same manner and with the same devices as the procedure for initial balloon dilation (Fig. 2b).
b EPBD was then performed in the same manner and with the same devices as the procedure for initial balloon dilation.
The findings intraoperatively were that of fecal peritonitis secondary to an anterior faux-conduit that was created iatrogenically by the initial anal dilation attempt and communicated with the peritoneum.
Opinions diverge, however, on whether initial right ventricular dilation and decreased RVEF portend poor prognosis.
