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  2. Portal vein embolization - Wikipedia

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    Preoperative PVE is a very well tolerated procedure with extremely low mortality rates (0.1 percent) and technical failure rates (0.4 percent). [3] Complication rates from the procedure are low as well (2–3 percent) and include portal vein thrombosis, liver infarction, necrosis, infection, pneumothorax, and other risks as listed above. [3]

  3. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy - Wikipedia

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    Surgery is indicated in patients with pulmonary artery emboli that are surgically accessible. Thrombi are usually the cause of recurrent/chronic pulmonary emboli and therefore of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). [2] PTE is the only definitive treatment option available for CTEPH. [3]

  4. Vascular bypass - Wikipedia

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    The lack of an adequate venous conduit is a relative contraindication to bypass surgery, and depending on the area of disease, alternatives may be used. Medical conditions such as ischemic heart disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that increase the risk of surgery are also relative contraindications. For coronary and peripheral ...

  5. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Coronary artery bypass surgery during mobilization (freeing) of the right coronary artery from its surrounding adipose tissue (yellow). The tube visible at the bottom is the aortic cannula , which returns blood from the heart–lung machine .

  6. Robotic surgery is evolving. Here's what that means for patients.

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    The 1990s also saw the development of remotely operated robotic surgery systems, which allowed doctors to operate on patients from a distance. One such design was the Medical Forward Area Surgical ...

  7. Embolectomy - Wikipedia

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    Embolectomy is the emergency interventional or surgical removal of emboli which are blocking blood circulation. It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thromboembolectomy or thrombectomy.

  8. Is Plastic Surgery Having a Vibe Shift? Here’s What We Know

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    Ultimately, surgery is not a tweakment; a blepharoplasty or face lift is a full-on treatment. We can lie to others, but we can’t lie to ourselves that we aren’t doing “that much.” “I ...

  9. Vessel harvesting - Wikipedia

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    Coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been in practice since the 1960s. Historically, vessels—such as the great saphenous vein in the leg or the radial artery in the arm—were obtained using a traditional "open" procedure that required a single, long incision from groin to ankle, or a "bridging" technique that used three or four smaller incisions.