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Graft-versus-host disease: A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive and attack the host's tissues.
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Graft-versus-host-disease is a condition that can occur following bone marrow transplant. The condition may be acute or chronic, mild or severe. Severe cases can often be life-threatening. See also transplant rejection.
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A graft is a tube made of Dacron (polyester). It can either brace the weak spot (aneurysm) or divert blood flow around it. This removes the danger of rupture.
Examples of alternatives to this surgery are: ...
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Autograft: Tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Also called an autotransplant.
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BYPASS GRAFT - An alternative blood vessel that is created by a surgeon to reroute blood flow. Grafts may be synthetic (dacryon) or autologous (a vein from the patients own leg used as a substitute for the diseased vessel).
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One end of the graft is stitched to an opening below the blockage in the coronary artery. If the grafted vein is from the leg or the radial artery, its other end is stitched to an opening made in the aorta.
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Graft vs Host Disease - The clinical entity characterized by anorexia, diarrhea, loss of hair, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, growth retardation, and eventual death brought about by the GRAFT VS HOST REACTION.
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Graft bypass
Treatment for PAD has two major goals. The first is to manage symptoms, such as leg pain, so that you can resume physical activities. The second is to stop the progression of PAD, to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Graft site care:
The dressing is left on the graft site for two to five days before it is changed, so that the new skin will stay in place. For the first several days, graft sites need to be kept very still and protected from rubbing or pressure.
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If your kidney disease has progressed quickly, you may not have time to get a permanent vascular access before you start hemodialysis treatments.
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Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body and used to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of the body.
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Grafton demineralized bone matrix (DBM) putty Demineralized bone product, now in putty form, for use in spinal, reconstructive, trauma and oral/maxillofacial surgical grafting procedures, easily molded, shaped and able to fill bone cavities, ...
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A graft moves healthy gum tissue from one part of the mouth to another.
Guided tissue regeneration places a special lining between the gums and bone. The lining helps bone grow back and helps the gums reattach to the bone.
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SKIN GRAFTS"Paraffin Bath (pp. 79-82).
SKIN SCALING"Neutral Alkaline Bath daily for 15 minutes to 1 hour (p. 241).
BRUISING (Contusions) ...
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Skin grafting may follow surgery, to repair or reconstruct the vagina. Skin grafting is a surgical procedure in which skin is moved from one part of the body to another.
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Punch grafting. Deep scars are excised and the area repaired with small skin grafts.
Intralesional injection. Corticosteroids are injected directly into inflamed pimples.
Collagen injection. Shallow scars are elevated by collagen (protein) injections.
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Nipple Grafting
This procedure involves removing most of the breast, reshaping the remaining tissue, and grafting the nipple and areola back onto the new breast...
Breast Lift ...
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If an allograft, or tissue from another person's body, is used this material is harvested from a donor at the time of death and sent to a tissue bank where it is checked for infection, sterilized, and frozen.
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hysterectomy; partial ileal bypass; partialism; partialist; partial lipoatrophy; partial pressure; partial pressures; partial response; partial sclerectasia; partial seizure; partial-thickness burn; partial-thickness flap; partial-thickness graft; ...
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The second benefit is the possibility of a "graft versus tumor effect.
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Coronary bypass surgery, medically known as coronary artery bypass graft or CABG (pronounced 'cabbage') is an operation in which a blood vessel from another part of the body is grafted between the aorta (the main artery leading from the heart) and ...
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Once swelling subsides, the torn ACL may be reconstructed surgically using either a piece of your own tissue (autograft) or a piece of donor tissue (allograft).
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Important advances in surgical techniques have led to successful treatment of otosclerosis by replacing the stapes with a combination of grafted tissue, plastic, and wire appliances.
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Research completed in 2000 looked at the new technique of hair grafting, and found that micrografts (One to two hairs transplanted per follicle) resulted in fewer complications and the best results ...
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (Heart Bypass Surgery)
Coronary Bypass (Heart Bypass Surgery)
Coronary Revascularization (Heart Bypass Surgery)
Heart and Lung Transplant
Heart Bypass Surgery
Heart-Lung Transplant (Heart and Lung Transplant) ...
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In this procedure, the short metatarsal is usually cut and a piece of bone is grafted between the two ends. When the graft heals, the metatarsal and toe are the correct size.
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A cluster of genes on chromosome 6 in humans, encoding cell surface molecules that are polymorphic and that code for antigens which lead to rapid graft rejection between members of a single species which differ at these loci.
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Surgery may consist of removing the lining of the artery (endarterectomy), or repairing or replacing the vessel (grafting); most commonly, bypass surgery is performed, using a vein or synthetic graft.
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Coronary angioplasty
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Heart attack
Heart conditions - diagnosing
Heart failure
Heart health
Heart valve disease
Heart valve disease surgery
Looking after your heart ...
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CYCLOSPORINE A - Drug marketed with trade names Sandimmune and Neoral. Given to organ transplant recipients to prevent the body from rejecting the graft. Inhibits immune system from rejecting foreign tissue.
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If the bone tumor is localized, however, sometimes the limb can be saved by removing only the cancerous portion of the bone and reconstructing the arm or the leg with a bone graft or bone transplant.
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