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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Balloon angioplasty
Angioplastia con globo
Procedimiento para agrandar la abertura de un vaso sanguíneo que se ha vuelto estrecho u obstruido por una placa (acumulación de grasa y colesterol en la pared interna de un vaso sanguíneo). Se llena un globo pequeño con aire en el interior del vaso sanguíneo para empujar la placa contra la pared del vaso sanguíneo y aumentar la abertura.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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