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… source (called an arthroscope) is inserted into the joint through a small incision (cut) in the skin. This allows the … to see the inside of the joint. Special tools are inserted through other small cuts to work on the joint. Surgery will … your doctor to look at the inside of a joint in your body through a thin viewing instrument called an arthroscope. …
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… is put into a vein ( IV) in your arm. The tracer moves through your blood and into the salivary glands. A special … may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of feeding. The radioactive tracer used … of the test. Most of the tracer will leave your body through your urine or stool within a day. So be sure to …
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… and may occur when: A crater-shaped sore (ulcer) erodes through the wall of the stomach or a section of intestine. An infection in the appendix erodes through the wall of the appendix. An infection of an … pouch or sac in the intestine (diverticulum) erodes through the wall of a section of the bowel. A swallowed …
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… cells control the muscles that normally push food and waste through the colon. In children who have Hirschsprung … part of the colon to the anus. This is called a "pull through" procedure. Most of the time, surgery can be done … incision. Doctors can often do the surgery using tools put through small incisions in the child's stomach …
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… goes from the base of the brain to the lower back. It runs through the spinal canal, a tunnel formed by holes in the … to family members? Could I speak to someone who has gone through your program? Questions about staff Does your … catheter is a thin, flexible, hollow tube. You insert it through the urethra into the bladder and allow the urine to …
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… or fertility problems. The doctor will guide a lighted tube through the cervix and into the uterus. This tube is called … your uterus with the scope. The doctor may also put tools through the scope to treat a problem. During this procedure, … or abnormal bleeding. Your doctor can pass heated tools through the hysteroscope to stop the bleeding. See if a …
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… and closes to keep blood flowing in the proper direction through your heart. If the mitral valve doesn't close … valve stenosis. In both of these cases, blood doesn't flow through the heart the right way. You will be asleep during … This cut is called an incision. Then the doctor will cut through your sternum to reach your heart. In a less invasive …
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… Treatment On this page: Overview Overview Everyone who goes through cancer has a time of adjustment afterward. This is … well, you may still feel distress over everything you went through. Some changes may be good. You may have a fresh … may want some time alone to think about what you've been through and how to move forward. Get help with moving on. …
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… 60 to 90 seconds. You may feel a strong urge to push or go through a short time with no contractions and no urge to … vagina and rectum to enlarge the space for the baby to pass through the vaginal opening. Baby's head pushes against … contractions. Vagina stretches to allow baby to pass through. Perineum may not tear at all or tear only slightly. …
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… pressure in the veins that filter blood from the intestines through the liver (portal system of the liver). The pressure … esophagus, stomach, and rectum enlarge to help blood flow through the liver. As the pressure in the portal vein system … ring around the enlarged vein. This will cut off blood flow through the vein. Sclerotherapy. A doctor injects a special …
