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inserting a
catheter is
called catheterization. In most uses, a
catheter is a thin,
flexible tube (soft
catheter)
though catheters are
available in...
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central venous catheter (CVC), also
known as a
central line (c-line),
central venous line, or
central venous access catheter, is a
catheter placed into a...
- In urology, a
Foley catheter is one of many
types of
urinary catheters (UC). The
Foley UC was
named after Frederic Foley, who
produced the
original design...
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Catheter ablation is a
procedure that uses radio-frequency
energy or
other sources to
terminate or
modify a
faulty electrical pathway from
sections of...
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Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the
insertion of a
catheter into a
chamber or
vessel of the heart. This is done both for
diagnostic and interventional...
- In
urinary catheterization, a latex, polyurethane, or
silicone tube
known as a
urinary catheter is
inserted into the
bladder through the
urethra to allow...
- A
pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), also
known as a Swan-Ganz
catheter or
right heart catheter, is a balloon-tipped
catheter that is
inserted into a pulmonary...
- The Word
catheter is a type of
balloon that is
placed in the
Bartholin gland cyst
after incision and
drainage to
allow continued drainage and re-epithelialization...
- A
peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PICC line), also
called a
percutaneous indwelling central catheter or longline, is a form of intravenous...
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coronary catheterization is a
minimally invasive procedure to
access the
coronary circulation and
blood filled chambers of the
heart using a
catheter. It is...
