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	Computerized tomography -- guided percutaneous bilateral selective cordotomy
		Percutaneous bilateral cordotomy performed using conventional techniques may cause the patient to develop sleep-induced apnea due to bilateral destruction of the ventrolateral reticulospinal tract.
		Computerized tomographyguided percutaneous bilateral selective cordotomy may prove to be the treatment of choice for patients suffering from bilateral cancer pain, because of the advantages of higher segmental selectivity and controlled ablation of neural structures at a higher cervical level under direct visualization.
		The target in percutaneous cordotomy is the lateral spinothalamic tract in the anterolateral part of the spinal cord at the C12 level, although the posterolateral part of the lateral spinothalamic tract should be targeted to control pain from the lower trunk and extremities, as is done in bilateral procedures.
	www.c3.hu /~mavideg/jns/2-1-4.html (2902 words)

	Percutaneous - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In surgery, percutaneous pertains to any medical procedure where access to inner organs or other tissue is done via needle-puncture of the skin, rather than by using an "open" approach where inner organs or tissue are exposed (typically with the use of a scalpel).
		The percutaneous approach is commonly used in vascular procedures.
		This involves a needle catheter getting access to a blood vessel, followed by the introduction of a wire through the lumen of the needle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Percutaneous (127 words)

	eMedicine - Percutaneous Endourology : Article by Michael Grasso, MD
		Percutaneous surgery is based on needle and guidewire access to the kidney and the upper urinary tract.
		Percutaneous access to the renal collecting system may be performed for diagnostic procedures or to establish a tract for therapeutic interventions and endoscopy.
		Initial percutaneous procedures were simple and included drainage of the upper tracts in the setting of obstruction and sepsis, along with diagnostic procedures.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3048.htm (4662 words)

	Percutaneous Disectomy
		Percutaneous disectomy is a minimal invasive technique that allows to eliminate discal hernia without the need for major surgery, anesthesia nor hospitalization.
		Percutaneous disectomy or nucleotomy is a new method used to eliminate hernias of the spine at lumbar as at cervical level, without the needings of major surgery unlike the classical method used to treat these hernias until now.
		Schreiber was elected president of the "Association of Percutaneous Nucleotomy" aka "Gieda Inter-rachis" (International group for the studying of rachis surgical aboardings) in December 1994 in a congress made in Paris, France.
	www.daher.com.ve /in_dp.shtml (1060 words)

	NASS-New Technologies-Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a relatively new minimally procedure used to treat compression fractures if traditional conservative therapy fails.
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty may be preferred to open surgery for osteoporosis patients because of the already brittle bone.
		Although the long-term prognosis may not be good for patients with spinal tumors, percutaneous vertebroplasty can be used for spine stabilization to improve their quality of life, pain relief and ability to function.
	www.spine.org /articles/NT_Percu_Vert_Aug.cfm (611 words)

	Stryker DEKOMPRESSOR - Literature Review
		Percutaneous discectomy is associated with reductions in complications and recovery times associated with open disc surgery.
		Hijikata is generally recognized as being the first to develop and report on instrumentation for percutaneous debulking of the nucleus pulposus [2].
		The Stryker DEKOMPRESSOR™ Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Probe represents a breakthrough in patient treatment due to the minimally invasive and efficient manner in which it accomplishes removal of the intervertebral disc nucleus.
	www1.stryker.com /instruments/products/dekompressor/lit_rev.htm (1107 words)

	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty; Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy; Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET); ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Percutaneous kyphoplasty is a variation of vertebroplasty in a specialized bone tamp with an inflatable balloon used to expand a collapse vertebral body to its natural height before injecting a chemical called methylmethacrylate.
		The national policy noted that percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is investigational for treatment of vertebral compression fracture related osteoporosis or as a treatment of osteolytic lesions of the spine relative to multiple myeloma or metastatic malignancies.
		Percutaneous kyphoplasty is considered investigational for any indication including, but not limited to, as treatment of vertebral compression fracture related to osteoporosis or trauma or as a treatment of osteolytic lesions of the spine related to multiple myeloma or metastatic malignancies.
	www.bcbsma.com /common/en_US/medical_policies/099.htm (5821 words)

	Long term outcome of percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy in patients aged 70 and over -- Sutaria et al. 83 (4): 433 ...
		Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty using Inoue technique: a multicenter study of 4832 patients in China.
		Percutaneous balloon dilatation of the mitral valve: an analysis of echocardiographic variables related to outcome and the mechanism of dilatation.
		Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy with the Inoue single balloon catheter: commissural morphology as a determinant of outcome.
	www.heartjnl.com /cgi/content/full/83/4/433 (3034 words)

	Segura
		Today's indications for percutaneous nephrolithotomy have arisen from the contraindications to ESWL as well as recognition of those situations where ESWL is less successful.
		Percutaneous nephrostomy had statistically higher renal scarring than the other groups, but neither creatinine, PAH clearances, nor renal plasma flows changed significantly.
		Percutaneous extraction of stones is a very safe and effective method of stone removal.
	www.duj.com /Article/Segura/Segura.html (6939 words)

	Percutaneous Lumbar, Discectomy and Chemonucleolysis for Spinal Discs, 99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Percutaneous (through the skin) lumbar (lower back) discectomy (removal of cushion between spine bones) is a surgical technique to remove the degenerated portion of the center of a herniated lumbar disc.
		There were no controlled trials of the pain relief achieved by percutaneous vertebroplasty compared with radiation therapy, no studies focusing on patients who failed prior radiation therapy (i.e., patients serving their own controls), and no studies on patients who are not candidates for radiation therapy due to prior exposure.
		This analysis examined whether PVP (percutaneous vertebroplasty) is an effective treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture, vertebral osteolytic destruction secondary to malignancy, or vertebral body hemangioma.
	www.bcbsma.com /common/en_US/hresource/099.jsp (3903 words)

	eMedicine - Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy : Article by Richard Duszak, Jr, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Percutaneous gastrostomy placement is predominantly performed by using either the push, or Sacks-Vine, technique or the pull, or Ponsky-Gauderer, technique.
		Whether to proceed with percutaneous enteral access is often a multidisciplinary decision, and the patient and his or her family must be involved.
		Percutaneous jejunostomy entails the placement of a feeding tube directly into the small bowel.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/topic798.htm (5579 words)

	Role of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
		The purpose of this statement is to provide a current, practical basis for the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in patients who require long-term enteral feeding but are unable to maintain sufficient oral intake.
		Finally, percutaneous gastrostomy has also been described without endoscopy using a nasogastric tube or gastric insufflation, fluoroscopic monitoring, and a direct percutaneous catheter insertion technique(12).
		The basic elements common to all of these techniques are: (1) gastric insufflation to bring the stomach into apposition to the abdominal wall; (2) percutaneous placement of a tapered cannula into the stomach; (3) passage of a suture or guidewire into the stomach; (4) placement of the gastostomy tube; and verification of the proper position(1-3,10-12).
	www.sages.org /sg_asgepub1017.html (1022 words)

	Percutaneous (Endoscopic)
		Their average age was 43.3 years of age (28 to 70) and all were diagnosed with nonextrudcd cervical herniated nucleus pulposus after 12 weeks of unsuccessful conservative care failed.
		Percutaneous decompression discectomy (PCD) performed for symptomatic cervical non-extruded herniated nucleus pulposus technique appears to he safe and efficacious, provided that patients are carefully selected and diagnostic evaluation is consistent with symptoms and physical findings.
		Kotilainen, E, Valtonen, S: Percutaneous nucleotomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation results after a mean follow-up of two years.
	www.spinecenter.com /papers/oldpcd/old-pcd.htm (2376 words)

	Percutaneous Microdecompressive Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy with Laser Thermodiskoplasty
		Conclusions: Percutaneous microdecompressive endoscopic cervical discectomy with laser thermodiskoplasty has proven to be a safe and efficacious minimally invasive procedure.
		In contrast, percutaneous microdecompressive endoscopic cervical discectomy (4) is minimally invasive and offers decreased morbidity with no bone graft to cause secondary symptoms and shortened recuperation.
		The purpose of this study is to evaluate the surgical outcome of outpatient percutaneous microdecompressive endoscopic cervical discectomy with lower energy laser for shrinkage of disc material (thermodiskoplasty).
	www.spinecenter.com /papers/pcd/pcd.htm (1768 words)

	Percutaneous ---- North Florida Radiology
		Percutaneous image-guided breast biopsy is a method of obtaining a breast biopsy through a percutaneous incision by employing image guidance systems.
		Percutaneous imaging-guided core biopsy is a less invasive and less expensive alternative to surgical biopsy for the evaluation of breast lesions.
		Percutaneous core biopsy is most often used for evaluation of BI-RADS category 4 lesions, but may also be helpful in the evaluation of some BI-R. procedures
	www.northfloridaradiology.com /proc_percu.html (163 words)

	Comparing percutaneous tracheostomy with open surgical tracheostomy -- Susanto 324 (7328): 3 -- BMJ
		Percutaneous tracheostomy as a bedside procedure in critically ill patients opened the door for open surgical tracheostomies
		The status of percutaneous tracheostomy has undergone several ups and downs in many institutions.
		percutaneous versus open at the bedside: a randomized, prospective study in the surgical intensive care unit.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/324/7328/3 (718 words)

	Critical Care \| Full text \| Comparison of two percutaneous tracheostomy techniques, guide wire dilating forceps and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The percutaneous tracheostomy is a minimally invasive, effective and reliable procedure and has become the alternative to surgical tracheostomy [1].
		Several studies have compared different percutaneous techniques [5-12], but because CBR is relatively new, a comparison with GWDF has been made only twice in two small prospective cohorts [5,12].
		As experience with percutaneous tracheostomy increases, the number of complications will decrease, even if another technique is used, although in our study this might well have been balanced by the fact that over time more fellows performed the procedure.
	ccforum.com /content/8/5/R299 (3027 words)

	Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS)
		Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) is similar in concept to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS, see policy, DME11, Electrical Stimulation Devices for Home Use) but differs in that needles are inserted to a depth of 1 to 4 cm either around or immediately adjacent to the nerve serving the painful area and then stimulated.
		Percutaneous neuromodulation therapy is a variant of PENS in which up to 10 fine filament electrodes are temporarily placed at specific anatomical landmarks in the back.
		Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a novel analgesic therapy for diabetic neuropathic pain.
	www.regence.com /trgmedpol/surgery/sur44.html (1235 words)

	Society of Interventional Radiology Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Vertebroplasty -- McGraw et al. 14 ...
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteolytic metastases and myeloma: effects of the percentage of lesion filling and the leakage of methyl methacrylate at clinical follow-up.
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: an open prospective study.
		Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic compression fractures: quantitative prospective evaluation of long-term outcomes.
	www.jvir.org /cgi/content/full/14/7/827 (2298 words)

	Predictors of event-free survival after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy -- Meneveau et al. 80 (4): 359 -- Heart
		Predictors of event-free survival after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy -- Meneveau et al.
		To assess the long term functional result after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy and identify the predictors of event-free
		Percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy: a useful and necessary treatment for the western population
	heartjnl.highwire.org /cgi/content/abstract/80/4/359 (369 words)

	ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Procedures
		ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines)
		Percutaneous Intervention in Patients With Prior Coronary Bypass Surgery
		ACC/AHA guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1993 Guidelines for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty).
	www.acc.org /clinical/guidelines/percutaneous/dirIndex.htm (355 words)

	Percutaneous Endoscopic (Arthroscopic) Cervical/Lumbar Discectomy
		Percutaneous Cervical Microdecompression Endoscopic Cervical/Lumbar Discectomy with Laser Thermodiscoplasty, is a new procedure to shrink and remove a herniated disc.
		Percutaneous cervical/lumbar discectomy is different from standard disk surgery because there is no muscle dissection, bone removal, bone fusion, or incision, except for a puncture wound to accommodate the micro-instruments that are inserted into the herniated disk.
		Results with percutaneous cervical/lumbar discectomy with laser thermodiscoplasty indicate no hospitalization requirement, earlier return to work and earlier return to previous daily activities.
	www.spineuniverse.com /displayarticle.php/article595.html (970 words)

	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty -- 24 (5): 1028 -- American Journal of Neuroradiology
		Percutaneous Vertebroplasty -- 24 (5): 1028 -- American Journal of Neuroradiology
		Percutaneous Vertebroplasty is a short, yet comprehensive, well-written,
		percutaneous vertebroplasty in a vertebral body with a destroyed
	www.ajnr.org /cgi/content/full/24/5/1028 (495 words)

	Care of the Patient and Management of Complications after Percutaneous Coronary Artery Interventions -- O'Meara and ...
		Influence of heparin therapy on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty outcome in unstable angina.
		Influence of heparin therapy on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty outcome in patients with coronary arterial thrombus.
		Nonsurgical closure of femoral pseudoaneurysms complicating cardiac catheterization and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/full/127/6/458 (8489 words)

	Nonresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Improved Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy Guided by CO2-Enhanced ...
		Contrast-enhanced helical CT scan performed after four sessions of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy shows necrotic area (arrow) that is larger than viable area depicted on CT during hepatic arteriography before treatment.
		The long-term efficacy of combined transcatheter arterial embolization and percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of patients with large hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis.
		Percutaneous ethanol injection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: study of 95 patients.
	www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/177/4/789 (5697 words)

	Percutaneous Tracheostomy Tube Obstruction: Warning -- Trottier et al. 122 (4): 1377 -- Chest
		Percutaneous Tracheostomy Tube Obstruction: Warning -- Trottier et al.
		Holdgaard, HO, Pederson, J, Jensen, RA, et al Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy vs conventional surgical tracheostomy: a clinical randomized study.
		Cooper, RM Use and safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in intensive care: report of a postal survey of ICU practice.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/122/4/1377 (1827 words)

	eMedicine - Percutaneous Tracheostomy : Article by Darius Bliznikas, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) techniques are gaining greater popularity in surgical ICU wards and trauma centers of certain institutions.
		Muhammad JK, Major E, Wood A: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: haemorrhagic complications and the vascular anatomy of the anterior neck.
		Rosenbower TJ, Morris JA, Eddy VA: The long-term complications of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic682.htm (4341 words)

	Contemporary criteria for the selection of patients for percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty -- Prendergast et al. ...
		Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy with the Inoue single-balloon catheter : commissural morphology as a determinant of outcome.
		Percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy for recurrent mitral stenosis after surgical commissurotomy.
		Usefulness of percutaneous balloon commissurotomy for mitral stenosis during pregnancy.
	heart.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/87/5/401 (2337 words)

	DISC Nucleoplasty Percutaneous Discectomy
		Patients who can benefit from percutaneous disc decompression or 'percutaneous discectomy' as it is called, are those with pain arising from a contained herniated disc - that is a bulging disc where there is no rupture in the outer wall.
		The reason that DISC Nucleoplasty is such a significant advance in percutaneous discectomy is its use of Coblation.
		By overcoming the limitations of prior methods of percutaneous discectomy, DISC Nucleoplasty has demonstrated the potential to produce equivalent, or even better, outcomes in a procedure that is simpler, quicker, and less traumatic and has faster recovery-times.
	www.spineuniverse.com /displayarticle.php/article2133.html (967 words)

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