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  2. Vascular access for chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    It has less impact on a person's activities than a PICC line or a tunneled catheter. Surgically implanted infusion ports are placed below the clavicle (infraclavicular fossa), with the catheter threaded into the heart (right atrium) through a large vein. Once implanted, the port is accessed via noncoring "Huber" needles inserted through the skin.

  3. Port (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    The insertion site of the IJV is fixed between the two heads (sternal and clavicular heads) of the sternocleidomastoid. 2% lignocaine is to infiltrate the puncture site. Using a 24G needle attached to 5 cc syringe, the needle is advanced through the puncture site with its tip pointing towards the nipple of the same side.

  4. Tuohy needle - Wikipedia

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    Types of epidural needles include: [3] The Crawford Needle; The Tuohy Needle; The Hustead Needle; The Weiss Needle; The Sprotte Spezial Needle; Other Epidural Needles : Other less popular types are the Wagner needle (1957), the Cheng needle(1958), the Crawley needle (1968), the Foldes needle (1973), and the Bell needle (1975)—all variants of the Huber design with a blunted tip of varying ...

  5. A Prickly Fear of Needles Is Super Common—Here Are 9 ... - AOL

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    Trypanophobia, or a fear of needles, is defined by an excessive or irrational fear of medical procedures that involves needles and/or injections. It may develop as a result of a negative medical ...

  6. Needle Tenotomy - alternative for pain relief | Woman's Doctor

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    She hopes the procedure will eliminate that. One woman is trying something else. "They gave me shots in my hip to try to, you know, like steroids to make it calm down.

  7. Dutch develop no-pain needle-free injections - AOL

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    Additionally, we contaminate a lot by the needles that are used and our immune system works very well when you inject into these superficial layers of the skin."Henk Schenk offers therapy to help ...

  8. Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate - Wikipedia

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    Transurethral needle ablation can be used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). [4] Some clinical studies have reported that TUNA is safe and effective, improving the urine flow with minimal side effects when compared with other procedures, such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and open prostatectomy.

  9. No-scalpel vasectomy - Wikipedia

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    The vas deferens is isolated by three-finger technique on both sides. The ideal entry point for the needle is midway between the top of the testes and the base of the penis. Usually, 100 mg lidocaine (without epinephrine) is injected to create a wheal. The no-scalpel vasectomy uses two specific instruments designed by Dr. Li Shunqiang.