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It's most often used to treat breast cancer. Lumpectomy is pronounced lum-PEK-tuh-me. During the procedure, a surgeon removes the cancer and some of the healthy ...
The procedure also may be used as emergency treatment for a heart attack. Coronary angioplasty and stent placement also are called percutaneous coronary ...
This weight-loss procedure is done using a flexible tube passed down through the throat — with no cuts on the outside of the body.
While effective, the LVRS procedure helps only a select patient population with severe emphysema and is associated with a high cost, the potential for ...
A team of Mayo Clinic orthopedic and regenerative medicine researchers is developing a knee joint restoration procedure called REcycled CartiLage Auto/Allo ...
Occipital nerve stimulation is a surgical procedure that may be useful in the treatment of chronic and severe headache disorders, such as chronic migraines, ...
A biopsy is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be tested in a laboratory. You may undergo a biopsy if ...
The procedure uses a laser to perform photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP). During laser PVP surgery, a tube with an imaging system (cystoscope) ...
During the procedure, a surgeon reconnects each tube (vas deferens) that carries sperm from a testicle into the semen. After a successful vasectomy reversal, ...
The left atrial appendage is a small, irregular-shaped sac on the left side of the heart where blood clots can form. If a clot travels it can block an artery in ...
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