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Catheterization |
Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions. |
Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations |
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| D003135 |
Common Bile Duct |
The largest bile duct. It is formed by the junction of the CYSTIC DUCT and the COMMON HEPATIC DUCT. |
Choledochus,Bile Duct, Common,Common Bile Ducts,Duct, Common Bile |
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| D003251 |
Constriction, Pathologic |
The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. |
Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures |
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| D004106 |
Dilatation |
The act of dilating. |
Dilation,Dilatations,Dilations |
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| D004724 |
Endoscopy |
Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. |
Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical |
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| D005260 |
Female |
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Females |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000368 |
Aged |
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. |
Elderly |
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| D001660 |
Biliary Tract Diseases |
Diseases in any part of the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER. |
Biliary Tract Disease,Disease, Biliary Tract,Diseases, Biliary Tract,Tract Disease, Biliary,Tract Diseases, Biliary |
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