Sentences with phrase «of smaller incisions»

Today, interventional radiology (IR) and endoscopy techniques offer a minimally invasive alternative - along with the advantages of smaller incisions, less pain, shorter anesthesia times and hospital stays, and a faster recovery.

This procedure consists of a small incision in the abdomen allowing for the removal of the ovaries and uterus.

Because of the smaller incision, your pet can go home sooner and be more comfortable.

The anterior cervical discectomy is approached by way of a small incision in the front of the neck.

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For another test of doneness, make a small incision in the thickest part of the fish, the flesh should be just opaque in the center; if it is still translucent, cook a few minutes longer.

To make the filling, make fan shaped incisions into the apple quarters: With a small sharp knife make thin, deep lines on the back of each quarter.

These days the surgeons will make a smaller incision, but it is still open - heart surgery, which requires a whole team of people and lasts two to three hours.

UTSW Head and Neck Surgeons this summer removed acoustic neuromas through small incisions in the ear canals of two patients using an endoscope.

Laparoscopy leaves smaller scars and in some cases reduces the chance of infection at the incision site, and for these reasons is the preferred procedure by most surgeons performing appendectomies.

The two hope to make a small incision in a human leg and implant two microchips in what remains of the muscles leading to the front and back of the calves.

During the neuroendoscopic procedure, a rigid or flexible neuroendoscope is inserted through a small incision in the skull, nose, or roof of the mouth and moved on to the planned surgical site in the brain, ventricles, or subdural or subarachnoid spaces.

The computer uses just 64 megabytes of RAM to run the software that lets the surgeon maneuver the endoscope and tools inserted into three small incisions in the patient» sbody.

Boyd reduced — but did not stop — the movement of a small area of Penner's heart, about a centimeter square, with a stabilizer, a horseshoe - shaped brace inserted through a fourth small incision.

Smaller incisions speed healing time and decrease risk of complications, Karp says.

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel prosthetic heart valve, known as VeloX, which can be implanted through a small incision for the treatment of a serious heart valve disorder called mitral regurgitation.

Although current mitral valve interventions delivered via a small incision through the skin could be a viable alternative treatment, this strategy benefits only a highly selective group of patients who have mitral valve leaflets (which are flaps that seal the valve) of a particular shape.

In an article published in The Journal of Urology ®, a team of surgeons describe the first cases in which this procedure has been successfully performed robotically, using only seven small incisions and four robotic tools.

During PAE, an interventional radiologist makes a tiny incision in either the groin or wrist to insert a catheter (a small tube about the size of a strand of spaghetti) into an artery and, using image guidance, directs the catheter to the blood vessels on both sides of the enlarged prostate gland.

Minimally invasive surgery is a special way of performing surgery using smaller instruments and smaller incisions than traditional surgical methods.

The goal of minimally invasive surgery is to perform operations through very small incisions a mere fraction of the size of the incisions used in traditional surgery with equal or superior clinical outcomes and less impact on a child's body and organs.

A liver biopsy, most commonly performed by making a small incision in the abdomen and inserting a thin needle through the abdomen into the liver, is performed to remove a small piece of tissue for examination under a microscope.

Using strict aseptic technique, a small (~ 1.5 — 2 cm) incision was made in the abdomen of the animal using a sterile scalpel and forceps.

The last 15 years have seen a rise in the use of minimally invasive laparoscopy to perform hysterectomy, enabled by the use of power morcellators, which break uterine fibroids into small pieces to be removed via tiny laparoscopic incisions.

Once the anesthetic has taken effect, the doctor will make a minimum of 2 small incisions, each incision being about the size of a pencil eraser tip, and remove the necessary quantity of fat with a water - assisted suction device.

Thirty - four of the patients consented for manual small - incision cataract surgery with IOL implantation at the Lowell and Ruth Gess Eye Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

A nerve biopsy involves removing a small piece of peripheral nerve through an incision in the skin.

The liposuction procedure is done as day surgery under a general anaesthetic, heavy sedation or while you're awake (while it sounds like a big deal, the incision is no bigger than the diameter of a little finger — so small it won't leave a trace).

Entering through a small incision, the surgeons were able to remove only the part of the disk that had ruptured.

During a total skin - saving mastectomy (a procedure that involves small incisions instead of a large cut across the entire chest), the doctors were able to save enough healthy tissue to reconstruct breasts that Edwards - Perlow feels are as gorgeous as any.

Add the salmon to a dish with a lid and place in the oven for about 15 - 20 minutes (Note: Make a small incision in the middle of the salmon to make sure it is cooked all the way through before serving).

Instead of a large incision made though the belly, removing the ovaries only requires two small incisions on either side of the body.

An small incision is made in the blocked orifice and then enlarged to minimise the likelihood of the wound «closing».

The benefits of laparoscopy include smaller incisions, little blood loss, small scar, quicker recovery, minimal pain and less complications.

As in human medicine, removing a cataract from the eye of a cat or dog involves making a small incision in the eye.

If the pet begins to scratch at incision with hind feet or rub on floor, carpet, armrests or bottoms of chair rungs, wrap belly with ace bandage, or try a t - shirt or onesie for small pets.

With veterinary laparoscopic surgery, the veterinarian cuts a small incision, the size of a keyhole, through the body wall of a dog or cat.

Benefits of laparoscopic surgery include smaller incisions, less pain, quicker recovery time, and less scarring.

A very small amount of redness / swelling at incision is normal.

A camera and instruments are inserted through small keyhole incisions, which allows veterinarians to perform surgery with clear views of the organs, allowing for greater precision.

Because many regular litter types have small particles that could enter a cat's toe incisions, causing irritation and infection, paper litter is often recommended for a period of time.

Then, she will make a small incision and collect 2 - 4 tablespoons of fat (either in the belly or behind the shoulder blades).

You may apply a small amount of triple antibiotic ointment on the incision if the redness is mild.

All it takes are small incisions the width of a pencil for surgeons to repair a tortoise's inflected joints.

Incision Area: A small amount of redness and swelling is normal.

Castrations usually have two small incisions near the top of the scrotum with purple surgical glue present — the scrotal sacs may swell almost to the pre-surgical size for up to 5 days after surgery and then gradually reduce to a fraction of their former size.

Depending on the specifics of your pet's cataracts, age, and cause we perform either a small incision technique (phacoemulsification) or a large incision method (extracapsular cataract extraction).

These modalities make it possible to perform surgery with smaller incisions so pets can return home sooner with a higher level of comfort.

On the day of the procedure, the veterinarian will make a small incision and collect a small amount of fat typically from either the belly or behind the shoulder blade.

For laparoscopic assisted bladder stone removal, a small (3 - 5) mm incision is made in the abdomen and a port is placed to allow introduction of the camera into the abdomen.

The tattoo is a small spot of ink near the incision site.