percutaneous

Percutaneous means "through the skin" or using a very small cut.

But damage to a nerve is more likely with percutaneous surgery.

The small risk of other complications was about the same with either open or percutaneous surgery, and most problems go away over time.

Percutaneous closure is the method of choice in most centres.

One of its most frequent uses is for percutaneous closures.

Once in place, the electrode is activated by percutaneous leads.

These small studies suggest that the risk of rerupture is about the same with percutaneous surgery.

An example would be percutaneous drug absorption from topical medications.

The drug is designed for the treatment of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.

It can take a little while long to recovery from laser and percutaneous lithotripsy.

The type of surgery you have (percutaneous or open surgery).

The hybrid procedure was also less costly than an exclusively percutaneous strategy.

Both surgical and percutaneous techniques are now widely used.

The procedure was adapted from the technique of percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

The overall median hospital stay from the first stage of percutaneous cholecystolithotomy was three days (range one to 33).

It is a surgical procedure with an open or percutaneous approach to the fractured bone.

Percutaneous liver biopsy was first reported in the 1920s.

Research has shown that percutaneous surgery is a good alternative to open surgery.

In a further five, percutaneous removal of residual intrahepatic stones was possible.

The major objection to the percutaneous approach is the possibility of tumour dissemination in the track.

Infection with the L3 may be percutaneous or oral, only the former being followed by pulmonary migration.

No high-quality studies have shown that percutaneous discectomy improves low back pain.

Percutaneous application causes additional distress to the patient, and is a major disadvantage of this approach.

The percutaneous approach is commonly used in vascular procedures.

In 1958, he performed one of the first percutaneous catheterizations of the heart.