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- APC (Argon Plasma Coagulation) Procedural Videos from ClinicalKeyA method of tissue ablation and bleeding control that uses ARGON plasma (ionized argon gas) to deliver a current of thermocoagulating energy to the area of tissue to be coagulated. (MeSH/Pubmed)
- APC Hemostasis for Bleeding Gastric UlcerCase study - Hemostasis for spurting bleeding from a gastric ulcer using argon plasma coagulation.
- Arteriography: chapter from Rutherford's Vascular Surgery,8th Ed.Also referred to as Angiography, or Conventional Angiography to distinguish it from CT angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Angiography provides detailed images of blood vessels, commonly those in the heart, lungs, brain, and legs. Angiography can provide still images or motion pictures (called cineangiography). (Merck Manual, 19th Ed.)
- Biliary Stenting: Videos from ClinicalKeyBiliary and pancreatic stents are tubular devices made of plastic or metal used primarily to establish patency of an obstructed bile or pancreatic duct. Stents may also be used to treat biliary/pancreatic leaks or to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis. (ASGE Status Evaluation Report, 2013, doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.09.026)
- Colonoscopy: chapter from Colorectal Surgery: a Companion, 5th Ed.Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the luminal surface of the colon. (MeSH/PubMed)
- CT scan of A/P: chapter from Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology, 5th Ed.Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. (MeSH/PubMed)
- DBE (Double balloon enteroscopy) Procedural Videos from ClinicalKeyBalloon assisted or "deep" enteroscopy is a procedure which allows advancement of a long endoscope into the small intestine for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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