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Percutaneous Cholecystolithotomy [PDF]
A percutaneous method was used to remove stones from otherwise normal gall bladders, as assessed by cholecystography and ultrasonography. The procedure was performed in a single stage under general anaesthesia, adopting the method and instruments used for one stage percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
M J, Kellett, R C, Russell, J E, Wickham
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy [PDF]
Summary— Small mobile stones in the major renal collecting system can be extracted through a percutaneous tract. Initially the radiologist performs a conventional percutaneous needle nephrostomy and inserts a pigtail catheter into the renal pelvis. Over the next week the tract formed is serially dilated to a size large enough to pass a cystoscope into ...
J E, Wickham, M J, Kellett
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Percutaneous cholangiography [PDF]
V M Sitenko, A I Nechaĭ, V M Trofimov
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Percutaneous tracheostomy. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) has gained an increasing acceptance as an alternative to the conventional surgical tracheostomy (ST). In experienced hands, and with proper patient selection, it is safe, easy and quick. COMPLICATIONS: Perioperative complications are comparable with those of ST and these are mostly minor.
L I, Worthley, A W, Holt
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is a commonly performed procedure in critically sick patients. It can be safely performed bedside by intensivists.This has resulted in decline in the use of surgical tracheostomy in intensive care unit (ICU) except in few selected cases.
Chitra Mehta, Yatin Mehta
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The Next Revolution: Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a treatment of choice for patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). However, a significant proportion of these patients do not undergo surgical AVR due to high-risk features.
Martin B. Leon, Eugenia Nikolsky
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Stroke following percutaneous coronary intervention : type-specific incidence, outcomes and determinants seen by the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society 2007-12 [PDF]
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015.
Berry, Colin+11 more
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Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
BACKGROUND In patients who have chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, severe secondary mitral‐valve regurgitation is associated with a poor prognosis. Whether percutaneous mitral‐valve repair improves clinical outcomes in
J. Obadia+29 more
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Background: Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP), a minimally invasive treatment, has been widely used for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs).
Huilin Yang+14 more
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been widely applied for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases. The reported mortality and morbidity rates are low. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RFA, and compare
J. Wong+9 more
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