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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Fluid removal
  1. Chest tube insertion - series (image) 
    ... the X-rays show that all the blood, fluid, or air has drained from the ... may be used to prevent or treat infection (antibiotics).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100008_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gallbladder removal - Series (image) 
    ... tube (common bile duct) that drains the digestive fluid (bile) from the liver to the small intestine ( ... left in for several days to drain out fluids if there is inflammation or infection.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100021_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Breast lump removal - series (image) 
    ... if a lump is a cyst filled with fluid or a solid mass of tissue. If the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100003_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Pulmonary lobectomy - series (image) 
    ... lesion is within a lobe of the lung, removal of the involved lobe is ... to drain air, fluid, and blood out of the chest cavity and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100094_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Exchange transfusion - series (image) 
    ... infection, or toxicity. The procedure involves the staged removal of the ... in body chemistry Toxic effects of drugs Polycythemia
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100018_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Prostatectomy - Series (image) 
    The suprapubic approach allows for removal of the lymph nodes and the ability to perform a nerve sparing modification that might prevent impotence post surgery.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100046_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia