Percutaneous

Percutaneous nephrostomy placement performed in the Radiology Department at Children's Hospital Boston is performed with the use of image guidance (ultrasound or x-ray fluoroscopy).
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on the abdomen). The aim of PEG is to feed those who cannot swallow.
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA)
Definition:
A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is a type of x-rayof the bile ducts inside and outside the liver.
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA) is a type of X-ray examination of the bile ducts inside and outside the liver, performed after a contrast medium is injected directly into a liver bile duct.
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Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
How do I prepare my child for a Liver Biopsy?
Will my child stay overnight in the hospital?
What can we expect after the biopsy?
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Percutaneous ethanol injection is a cancer treatment in which a small needle is used to inject ethanol (alcohol) directly into a tumor to kill cancer cells. This procedure is also called intratumoral ethanol injection.
Biologic therapy ...
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Percutaneous coronary intervention. Also known as angioplasty or stent placement, this is a common treatment for severe blockage of the coronary arteries. Only a small cut is required in your skin to put the catheter into the blood vessel.
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Percutaneous liver biopsy is done with a special hollow needle, called a Menghini needle, attached to a suction syringe. Doctors who specialize in the digestive system or liver will sometimes perform liver biopsies.
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Percutaneous surgery: uses a needle, usually under radiological (X-ray) guidance
Endoscopic-assisted drainage: uses an endoscope (a tube containing a camera device with a light) to locate the pseudocyst
Prognosis:
The outcome is good with treatment.
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Percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy - A narrow tubelike instrument is passed through a small incision in the back to the kidney, where ultrasound breaks up the kidney stones. The stone fragments are then removed.
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
In this procedure, the surgeon makes a tiny incision in the back and creates a tunnel directly into the kidney. Using an instrument called a nephroscope, the surgeon locates and removes the stone.
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percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
A procedure to drain bile to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage of bile flow.
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percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) See PENS.
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) Process by which an angioplasty balloon is inserted percutaneously into the arterial system and advanced to the area of stenosis, ...
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A percutaneous kidney biopsy is done by inserting a long needle through the back (flank) to remove a sample of kidney tissue.
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There are two forms: percutaneous and intradermal. In percutaneous or prick testing, allergen solutions are placed on the skin, and the skin is then pricked with a needle, allowing the allergen to enter the skin and become exposed to mast cells.
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Diagnosis of lung cancer may be made by physical examination, chest X rays, bronchoscopy (see bronchoscope), or percutaneous needle biopsy (insertion of a fine needle through the skin and into the lung to obtain tissue for study).
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Coronary angioplasty, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) as it is called medically, is a procedure used to treat coronary heart disease.
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Obstructive causes are treated with surgical correction (vasoepididymostomy or vasovasostomy) or percutaneous, microsurgical or biopsy-derived sperm to be used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
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Your health care provider may perform a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to open the blockage of your coronary artery during the procedure.
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ABDOMINAL ABSCESS - A localized pus-forming (suppurative) bacterial infection that occurs within the abdominal cavity as the result of a perforated viscus or post operative complication. Treatment requires either percutaneous or open surgical ...
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