Varicose veins — ICD9|671 ICDO = OMIM = 192200 MedlinePlus = 001109 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2788 MeshID = D014648 Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. Carl Arnold Ruge is credited with having first defined varicose veins as … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Vein — In the circulatory system, a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart (as opposed to artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart). The majority of veins in the body carry low oxygen blood from the tissues back … Wikipedia
Angioplasty — Intervention Balloon angioplasty. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Cerebral angiography — Intervention Cerebral angiogram showing a transverse projection of the vertebrobasilar and posterior cerebral circulation … Wikipedia
Revascularization — This article is about surgical vascularization. For physiological vascularization, see Angiogenesis. Revascularization Intervention ICD 9 CM 36.10 … Wikipedia
Endovenous laser treatment — (EVLT) is a minimally invasive ultrasound guided technique used for treating varicose veins using laser energy. MethodsDuring the procedure, a catheter bearing a laser fibre is inserted under ultrasound guidance into the great saphenous vein… … Wikipedia
Hemofiltration — Intervention MeSH D006440 In medicine, hemofiltration, also haemofiltration, is a renal replacement therapy similar to hemodialysis which is used almost exclusively in the intensive … Wikipedia
Magnetic resonance angiography — Intervention Time of flight MRA showing the circle of Willis in the brain. Note the venetian blinds artifact visible as the multiple pseudo stenosis on both the left and right middle cerebral artery … Wikipedia
Duplex ultrasonography — Diagnostics MeSH D018616 Duplex ultrasonography (more commonly but less correctly known as duplex ultrasound) is a form of medical ultrasonography that incorporates two elements: 1) Grayscale Ultrasound t … Wikipedia
