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Pneumatic dilatation
Often times used to describe a method of opening the esophagus with a balloon due to a condition called achalasia. (narrowing of the end of the esophagus) i suppose you can use this term to open an artery as well such as in a procedure called angioplasty (opening of a heart artery with a bolloon).
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