stenosis

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Aortic stenosis is mostly a disease of aging, but it occurs in younger people too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

If you have aortic stenosis and a doctor deems your condition severe, you likely will need to have your valve replaced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

She started donating after Nigel underwent life saving surgery as a baby to treat pyloric stenosis, a serious condition affecting newborns where the passage between the stomach and the small bowel becomes narrower.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This condition, often termed radiation-induced vaginal stenosis, involves the development of scar tissue that makes the vagina shorter, narrower, drier, and less flexible which can trigger cuts and damage to the tissue.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The various forms of laryngeal stenosis for which tracheotomy or intubation has been performed, and the difficulties encountered in restoring the natural breathing, may be classified into the following types:   1.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier