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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A procedure to drain bile to relieve pressure in the bile ducts caused by a blockage. An x-ray of the liver and bile ducts locates the blockage of bile flow. Images made by ultrasound guide placement of a stent (tube), which remains in the liver. Bile drains through the stent into the small intestine or into a collection bag outside the body. This procedure may relieve jaundice before surgery. Also called percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage and PTCD.
Industry:Health care
A person trained in the techniques (methods) and skills of a profession. For example, a mammogram technician is trained to perform mammograms.
Industry:Health care
The organs of the body that produce and discharge urine. These include the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Industry:Health care
Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or capsule in the body).
Industry:Health care
A technique used to cause an immune response that results in resistance to a specific disease, especially an infectious disease.
Industry:Health care
Refers to myeloblasts (a type of immature cell that forms in the bone marrow).
Industry:Health care
