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Pelvis MRI scan
National Library of Medicine — MRI - pelvis; MRI - hips; Pelvic MRI with prostate probe; Magnetic resonance imaging - pelvis A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the pelvis is a noninvasive method to create detailed pictures of the area between the hip bones. This part ...More…
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Percutaneous urinary procedures
National Library of Medicine — Percutaneous nephrostomy; Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy; PCNL; Nephrolithotomy; Kidney stent placement; Uteric stent placement Percutaneous (through the skin) urinary procedures help drain urine from your bladder and get rid of kidney stones. A ...More…
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Total proctocolectomy and ileal - anal pouch
National Library of Medicine — Restorative proctocolectomy; Ileal-anal resection; Ileal-anal pouch; J-pouch; S-pouch; Pelvic pouch; Ileal-anal pouch; Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; IPAA; Ileal-anal reservoir surgery Total proctocolectomy and ileal-anal pouch surgery is the ...More…
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Prostate resection - minimally invasive
National Library of Medicine — Laser prostatectomy; Transurethral needle ablation; TUNA; Transurethral incision; TUIP; Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; HoLep; Interstitial laser coagulation; ILC; Photoselective vaporization of the prostate; PVP; Transurethral ...More…
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Laryngectomy
National Library of Medicine — Laryngectomy is surgery to remove the larynx (voice box) in your throat. All or part of the larynx may be removed in a laryngectomy. Total laryngectomy is major surgery that is done in the hospital. Before surgery you will receive general ...More…
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Lung PET scan
National Library of Medicine — Chest PET scan; Lung nuclear medicine scan; Lung positron emission tomography; PET - chest; PET - lung; PET - tumor imaging A lung positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to ...More…
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Pelvic CT scan
National Library of Medicine — CAT scan - pelvis; Computed axial tomography scan - pelvis; Computed tomography scan - pelvis A computed tomography (CT) scan of the pelvis is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the organs inside the pelvis ...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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Shoulder replacement
National Library of Medicine — Total shoulder arthroplasty; Endoprosthetic shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder replacement; Partial shoulder arthroplasty; Replacement - shoulder; Arthroplasty - shoulder Shoulder replacement is surgery to replace the bones of the shoulder ...More…
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Peripheral artery bypass - leg
National Library of Medicine — Aortobifemoral bypass; Femoropopliteal; Femoral popliteal;Aorta-bifemoral bypass;Axillo-bifemoral bypass; Ilio-bifemoral bypass; Femoral-femoral bypass Peripheral artery bypass is surgery to reroute the blood supply around a blocked artery in one ...More…
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Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries
National Library of Medicine — Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty - peripheral artery; PTA - peripheral artery; Angioplasty - peripheral arteries A stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside an artery. Angioplasty and stent placement are two ways to open blocked ...More…
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Pediatric heart surgery
National Library of Medicine — Heart surgery - pediatric; Heart surgery for children; Acquired heart disease, Heart valve surgery - children Heart surgery in children is done to repair heart defects a child is born with (congenital heart defects) and heart diseases a child ...More…