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Laparoscopic gastric banding
National Library of Medicine — Lap-Band; LAGB; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic gastric banding Laparoscopic gastric banding is surgery to help with weight loss. The surgeon places a band around the upper part of your stomach to create ...More…
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Heart pacemaker
National Library of Medicine — Cardiac pacemaker implantation; Artificial pacemaker; Permanent pacemaker; Internal pacemaker; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT; Biventricular pacemaker A pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that senses when your heart is beating ...More…
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Aortic valve surgery - minimally invasive
National Library of Medicine — Balloon valvuloplasty; Mini-thoracotomy aortic valve replacement or repair; Cardiac valvular surgery; Mini-sternotomy; Ring annuloplasty - minimally invasive; Robotically-assisted endoscopic aortic valve repair Minimally invasive aortic valve ...More…
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Anti-reflux surgery - children
National Library of Medicine — Fundoplication - children; Nissen fundoplication - children; Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication - children; Toupet fundoplication - children; Thal fundoplication - children; Hiatal hernia repair - children; Endoluminal fundoplication - ...More…
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Brain aneurysm repair
National Library of Medicine — Aneurysm repair - cerebral; Cerebral aneurysm repair; Coiling; Saccular aneurysm repair; Berry aneurysm repair; Fusiform aneurysm repair; Dissecting aneurysm repair; Endovascular aneurysm repair An aneurysm is a weak area in the wall of a blood ...More…
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Leg or foot amputation
National Library of Medicine — Amputation - foot; Amputation - leg; Trans-metatarsal amputation; Below knee amputation; BK amputation; Above knee amputation; AK amputation; Trans-femoral amputation; Trans-tibial amputation Leg or foot amputation is the removal of a leg, foot ...More…
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Bicuspid aortic valve
National Library of Medicine — A bicuspid aortic valve is an aortic valve that only has two leaflets, instead of three. The aortic valve regulates blood flow from the heart into the aorta, the major blood vessel that brings blood to the body. The aortic valve allows ...More…
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Kernicterus
National Library of Medicine — Kernicterus is a rare neurological condition that occurs in some newborns with severe jaundice. Kernicterus is caused by very high levels of bilirubin. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment that is created in the body during the normal recycling of old ...More…
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Avian influenza
National Library of Medicine — Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The disease is of concern to humans, who have no immunity against it. The virus that causes this infection in birds can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly worldwide ...More…
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Shoulder arthroscopy
National Library of Medicine — SLAP repair; Acromioplasty; Bankart; Shoulder repair; Shoulder surgery Shoulder arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera called an arthroscope to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is ...More…
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Pregnancy - identifying fertile days
National Library of Medicine — Fertile days are the days a woman is most likely to get pregnant. When trying to conceive a baby, many couples plan intercourse around days 11 - 14 of the woman's 28-day cycle. However, it is often difficult to know exactly when ovulation is ...More…
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Nasal CPAP
National Library of Medicine — Continuous positive airway pressure; CPAP; Bilevel positive airway pressure; BiPAP CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure." CPAP is a treatment that delivers slightly pressurized air during the breathing cycle. This makes breathing ...More…