development and regular use of minimally invasive procedures. For example, endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive surgery, has become the most...
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A medical procedure is defined as non-invasive when no break in the skin is created and there is no contact with the mucosa, or skin break, or internal...
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Laparoscopy (category Female genital procedures)
small cuts in the abdomen. Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique...
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The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, invented in 1987 by Dr. Donald Nuss for treating pectus excavatum. He developed it at Children's...
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Nine Invasive Procedures (novel), a 2007 novel by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston Minimally-invasive procedures (article discusses procedures that...
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Laminotomy (category Orthopedic surgical procedures)
between invasive and minimally invasive spinal surgeries is that minimally invasive procedures involves a series of small incisions. Minimally invasive procedures...
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, encompasses various aspects of cardiac surgical procedures (aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, coronary...
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wheeled armored personnel carrier Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy, a minimally invasive procedure Visual Arts Board, historic board of the Australia Council Vabs...
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treatment includes a minimally invasive procedure performed by an Interventional Radiologist. This minimally invasive procedure involves stopping blood...
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Hemorrhoid (section Procedures)
Hemorrhoidal artery embolization (HAE) is a safe and effective minimally invasive procedure that can be performed and is typically better tolerated than...
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Pulmonary angiography (section Procedure)
fluoroscopic procedure used to visualize the pulmonary arteries and much less frequently, the pulmonary veins. It is a minimally invasive procedure performed...
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Alcohol septal ablation (redirect from Sigwart procedure)
(ASA) is a minimally invasive heart procedure to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It is a percutaneous, minimally invasive procedure performed...
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(August 2015). "Temporary implantable nitinol device (TIND): a novel, minimally invasive treatment for relief of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) related...
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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (section Procedure)
endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract down to the duodenum. It is considered a minimally invasive procedure since...
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Minimally invasive spine surgery, also known as MISS, has no specific meaning or definition. It implies a lack of severe surgical invasion. The older style...
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Interventional radiology (redirect from Endovascular procedure)
radiology (IR) is a medical specialty that performs various minimally-invasive procedures using medical imaging guidance, such as x-ray fluoroscopy, computed...
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Capsule endoscopy (section Procedure)
include the minimally invasive procedure setup, ability to visualize more of the gastrointestinal tract, and lower cost of the procedure.[medical citation...
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Pectus excavatum (redirect from Ravitch procedure)
the minimally invasive operation, also known as MIRPE or Nuss technique. The magnetic mini-mover procedure (3MP) is a minimally invasive procedure used...
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Electrophysiology study (category Cardiac procedures)
A cardiac electrophysiology study (EP test or EP study) is a minimally invasive procedure using catheters introduced through a vein or artery to record...
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (section Procedure)
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally-invasive procedure to remove stones from the kidney by a small puncture wound (up to about 1 cm) through...
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Coronary catheterization (category Cardiac procedures)
A coronary catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure to access the coronary circulation and blood filled chambers of the heart using a catheter...
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The incisionless Fritsch otoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for pinning protruding ears. Michael H. Fritsch, MD, Professor, Indianapolis, Indiana...
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Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a minimally invasive procedure performed in interventional radiology to restrict a tumor's blood supply...
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Minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS) is a technique in strabismus surgery that uses smaller incisions than the classical surgical approach to correct...
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Thyroid nodule (section Minimally-invasive procedures)
Cytopathology that does not exclude thyroid cancer Non-surgical, minimally invasive ultrasound-guided techniques are now being used for the treatment...
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Radiofrequency ablation (category Vascular procedures)
skin lesions with minimal side effects and complications.[citation needed] Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure used in the treatment...
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Hair transplantation (section Procedure)
technique is primarily used to treat male pattern baldness. In this minimally invasive procedure, grafts containing hair follicles that are genetically resistant...
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Surgery (redirect from Surgical procedure)
are considered invasive procedures; the so-called "noninvasive surgery" ought to be more appropriately called minimally invasive procedures, which usually...
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Prostatic urethral lift (category Prostatic procedures)
Urolift) is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. One of the First Surgeons to perform this procedure is Dr. Simon...
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Foraminotomy (category Orthopedic surgical procedures)
development and results in a pinched nerve. The procedure is often performed as a minimally invasive procedure in which an incision is made in the back, the...
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