A small balloon is used to open a narrowed area or stricture of the airway to allow for better breathing.
A tiny tube known as a stent is placed to prop open the airway to help the patient breathe better and to keep it from becoming obstructed again.
A tiny tube known as a stent is placed to open an obstruction in the bile duct. This allows bile to continue to flow into the duodenum to aid in digestion.
A tube called a colonoscope is inserted through the rectum to allow the physician to look inside the entire large intestine.
A tiny tube referred to as a stent is placed to prop open an obstruction in the duodenum (first section of the small intestine) which may allow fluid and food to pass more easily and also to keep the duodenum from becoming obstructed again.
A tube called an endoscope is inserted through the mouth to allow the physician to access the bile and pancreatic ducts.
Biopsy forceps are used to remove a tissue sample in order to diagnose a suspicious area in the digestive tract.
A tiny tube known as a stent is placed at a point of narrowing or blockage to open up the esophagus to help the patient swallow or drink.
A dilation balloon is used to open a narrowed area or stricture of the digestive tract to allow for better swallowing or other digestive processes.
Hypervascular tumor embolization is designed to reduce or obstruct blood supply to targeted tumors. This is accomplished by injecting an embolic agent through a catheter into a selected blood vessel to block the blood supply to the tumor.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) uses radiofrequency energy, a form of electrical current provided by electrodes, which can be used in the body to heat and destroy abnormal tissue.
Percutaneous (through the skin) drainage is the image-guided placement of a catheter to provide continuous drainage of a fluid collection such as abscess fluid, the biliary system or the urinary tract.
A snare or hot biopsy forceps are used through an endoscope to remove a polyp.
Biopsy forceps are used to retrieve a small piece of tissue from a suspicious area of the lung or airway in order to diagnose lung disease.
Transbronchial Aspiration Needles are used to collect a tissue sample from a suspicious area of the lung or airway in order to diagnose or stage lung disease.
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