...lymph nodes. This requires only a short hospital stay and the patient goes home with a tube that drains out subcutaneous fluid. She then has to come back after a...
...will clean your skin with a sterile solution. The surgeon will cut into your breast and remove the tissue underneath. They will place drainage tubes at the surgery site and...
...a mini gastric bypass creates a narrow tube out of the right part of the stomach. The small intestine is then brought up and connected to the said tube. The...
...come from external sources and cause infectious diseases. Examples are bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis (which causes tuberculosis) and streptococcus (which causes pneumonia). Meanwhile, salmonella bacteria cause food poisoning and other bacteria...
...made up of silicone elastomer. The injection dome is connected to the expander via a tube composed of the same material. The injection site is also fitted with stainless steel...
...of nasal septal prostheses. The traditional types are one or two-piece devices. The prosthesis is made up of two circular shaped flanges connected by a tube in the centre. The...
...of a flexible tube at the end of which an ultrasound probe is attached. The examiner first inserts the tube into the mouth and then pushes it forward into the...
...a plastic tube is inserted into a vein in the patient’s arm. The tube, called a cannula, is where the blood passes through. Sometimes, a bigger cannula is used, but...
...serve to provide visual imaging of internal body parts. The tube, which could either be flexible or rigid, provides support and structure to the device and its components. Its end...
...open. During a percutaneous coronary intervention, a surgeon inserts a thin, flexible tube (catheter) into an affected blood vessel. They use the catheter to place a mesh stent or balloon...