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  2. Cholecystostomy - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystostomy or (cholecystotomy) is a medical procedure used to drain the gallbladder through either a percutaneous or endoscopic approach. The procedure involves creating a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube or stent for drainage , first performed by American surgeon, Dr. John Stough Bobbs , in 1867.

  3. Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy - Wikipedia

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    Delayed bleeding occurs from a few hours up to 2 wk after the procedure. [13] Perforation: the incidence of sphincterotomy related perforation, also named Type 2 duodenal perforation, is between 0% and 1.8%. [12] Cholangitis/sepsis: the incidence of cholangitis after biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy is between 1% and 3%. [1]

  4. Endoclip - Wikipedia

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    Endoclips have also found an application in preventing bleeding when performing complicated endoscopic procedures. For example, prophylactic clipping of the base of a polyp has been found to be useful in preventing post- polypectomy bleeding, especially in high-risk patients or patients on anticoagulant medications. [ 17 ]

  5. Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory ...

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    The air pulse sensory test was invented by Dr. Jonathan E. Aviv MD, FACS in 1993, [1] and has been used by otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat doctors), [2] pulmonologists (lung doctors), [3] gastroenterologists (stomach and digestion doctors), [4] intensivists (intensive care specialists) [5] and speech-language pathologists who perform ...

  6. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

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    Surgical Endoscopy: The official monthly journal of SAGES. It published its 1st manual Basic Laparoscopy and Endoscopy in 2000, and is now on its 3rd edition and split into 2 volumes. later its 2nd Manual Perioperative Care in Minimally Invasive Surgery (2005).

  7. Cost per procedure - Wikipedia

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    Cost per procedure, sometimes known as price per procedure, is a medical pricing model which describes the average cost of receiving a certain medical procedure. [1]

  8. Cholecystectomy - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystectomy is a common treatment of symptomatic gallstones and other gallbladder conditions. [1] In 2011, cholecystectomy was the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the United States. [2] Cholecystectomy can be performed either laparoscopically, or via an open surgical technique. [3] [page needed]

  9. Choledochoduodenostomy - Wikipedia

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    Choledochoduodenostomy (CDD) is a surgical procedure to create an anastomosis, a surgical connection, between the common bile duct (CBD) and an alternative portion of the duodenum. [1] In healthy individuals, the CBD meets the pancreatic duct at the ampulla of Vater , which drains via the major duodenal papilla to the second part of duodenum. [ 2 ]