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Dilate procedure

Known as: Dilatations, Dilatation, widening action 
To widen or enlarge an opening or hollow structure beyond its usual size, such as the pupil of the eye or a blood vessel.
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BOUGIE, ESOPHAGEAL, AND GASTROINTESTINAL, GASTRO-UROLOGYBOUGIE, UROLOGICALDIALATOR, NASALDILATOR, URETHRAL

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Instrumentation/catheterization/intubation/dilation, GENERAL/UNSPECIFIED

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
ON CONFORMAL DILATATION IN SPACE
We study the conformality problems associated with quasiregular mappings in space. Our approach is based on the concept of the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Homograft insertion for pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of fallot improves cardiorespiratory exercise performance.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Enhanced peripheral vasodilation in humans after a fatty meal.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Initial report of the National Registry of Elective Cardiopulmonary Bypass Supported Coronary Angioplasty.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Balloon dilatation of calcific aortic stenosis in elderly patients: postmortem, intraoperative, and percutaneous valvuloplasty studies.
To assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty in calcific aortic stenosis, balloon dilatation of… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effects of nifedipine on resistance vessels, arteries and veins in man.
1 The effect of nifedipine on peripheral blood vessels has been studied in man. 2 Nifedipine induced dilatation of the forearm… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Cardiac Function at Rest and During Exercise in Normals and in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Evaluation by Radionuclide Angiocardiography
This study demonstrates that radionuclide angiocardiography provides a simple and noninvasive approach for evaluation of… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
On the Mechanism of Vascular Leakage Caused by Histamine‐Type Mediators: A Microscopic Study In Vivo
A current hypothesis maintains that the vascular leakage induced by histamine, serotonin, and bradykinin is brought about by a… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
WOUND HEALING AND COLLAGEN FORMATION
The sequence of incorporation and utilization of tritium-labeled proline has been examined in healing wounds from normal and… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
THE RENAL LESIONS OF ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE
Renal tubular lesions during the early phases of progressive potassium depletion in rats were found in nephrons isolated by… 
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