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  2. Ureteral stent - Wikipedia

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    A ureteral stent (pronounced you-REE-ter-ul), or ureteric stent, is a thin tube inserted into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of the urine flow from the kidney. The length of the stents used in adult patients varies between 24 and 30 cm. Additionally, stents come in differing diameters or gauges, to fit different size ureters.

  3. Nephrostomy - Wikipedia

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    The exact area is then located by ultrasound. Local anesthetic infiltration is used to numb the area. Then a needle would pass through to make the puncture on the kidney. Then, urine from the kidney is aspirated and check for its contents. If the urine is clear, dye will be injected to delineate the renal pelvis and renal calyx. If the urine is ...

  4. Medical tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A medical tattoo is a tattoo used to treat a condition, communicate medical information, or mark a body location for treatment. People may get a paramedical tattoo to conceal a condition or the effects of treatment, such as creating the appearance of an areola after breast reconstruction , or a cover-up tattoo to disguise the area in an ...

  5. Tattoos: The science behind getting inked - AOL

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    In order for a tattoo to be permanent, ink has to get into the dermis. The dermis is the tissue underneath the outer layer of your skin, called the epidermis.

  6. Ureter - Wikipedia

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    It is classically described that there are three sites in the ureter where a kidney stone will commonly become stuck: where the ureter meets the renal pelvis; where the iliac blood vessels cross the ureters; and where the ureters enter the urinary bladder, [9] however a retrospective case study, which is a primary source, of where stones lodged ...

  7. Catheter - Wikipedia

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    drainage of urine from the kidney by percutaneous (through the skin) nephrostomy; drainage of fluid collections, e.g. an abdominal abscess; pigtail catheter: used to drain air from around the lung (pneumothorax) administration of intravenous fluids, medication or parenteral nutrition with a peripheral venous catheter or central venous catheter

  8. List of human anatomical parts named after people - Wikipedia

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    Space of Retzius and Veins of Retzius – Anders Retzius Riedel's lobe – Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel Rokitansky–Aschoff sinuses – Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky and Ludwig Aschoff

  9. “Ego Driven”: Prince Harry Gets Neck Tattoo From Jelly Roll ...

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    Prince Harry was “tattooed” on his neck by Jelly Roll. The clip featured a comedic exchange where Jelly Roll seemingly gave the Duke of Sussex his first tattoo. Taking to its Instagram page on ...