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… can cause jaundice and problems digesting food. A hollow tube called a stent may be placed to keep the bile duct … can cause jaundice and problems digesting food. A hollow tube called a stent may be placed to keep the bile duct …
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… a few days. An ear infection may occur when the eustachian tube swells and closes and fluid builds up in the middle … Young children have short, soft, more horizontal eustachian tubes that are more easily blocked than those of older … changes (barotrauma) can cause problems with the eustachian tube and trap air in or keep air out of the middle ear. …
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… or injected medicines used? Inserted medicine . A thin tube contains a small pellet of medicine. You insert the tube into the opening in the end of your penis. When you … or injected medicine Inserted medicine: You insert a thin tube containing a pellet of medicine into the opening in the …
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… laparoscopic surgery. To do this, the doctor puts a lighted tube, or scope, and other tools through several small cuts. … laparoscopic surgery. To do this, the doctor puts a lighted tube, or scope, and other tools through several small cuts. …
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… (retention) may be caused by infection, pressure on the tubes that carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder … (retention) may be caused by infection, pressure on the tubes that carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder …
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… blocking the sinus and preventing drainage. More extensive procedures may involve leaving a temporary opening to help … blocking the sinus and preventing drainage. More extensive procedures may involve leaving a temporary opening to help …
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… Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Blocked Eustachian Tubes Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo Broken Nose (Nasal … and Younger Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older Ear Tube Surgery Earwax Endoscopic Surgery for Sinusitis … Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Blocked Eustachian Tubes Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo Broken Nose (Nasal …
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… can be used to prevent pregnancy The female condom is a tube of soft plastic (polyurethane) that has a closed end. … vagina over the cervix, like a diaphragm, to hold the tube in place. The ring at the open end remains outside the … can be used to prevent pregnancy The female condom is a tube of soft plastic (polyurethane) that has a closed end. …
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… catheterization can check for defects in the heart. A thin tube is inserted into an artery in your leg or arm. The tube, called a catheter, is slowly pushed up to your heart. … catheterization can check for defects in the heart. A thin tube is inserted into an artery in your leg or arm. The …
