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Results 1 - 10 of 169 for Closure
  1. Sternal exploration or closure 
    ... your surgeon may use a VAC (vacuum-assisted closure) dressing. It is a negative pressure dressing. It ... are two main reasons for doing exploration and closure procedures for the chest wound after heart surgery: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007626.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Incision closures (image) 
    Images ... An incision may be closed with: 1. Sutures (stitches) on the outside of the body. 2. Surgical staples, which provide added strength ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000268.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Glaucoma 
    ... major types of glaucoma: Open-angle glaucoma Angle-closure glaucoma, also called closed-angle glaucoma Congenital glaucoma ... loss. Advanced glaucoma can lead to blindness. ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA Symptoms may come and go at first, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001620.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Incision closures (image) 
    Images ... An incision may be closed with: 1. Sutures (stitches) on the outside of the body. 2. Surgical staples, which provide added strength ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19985.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Craniosynostosis 
    Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which one or more sutures on a baby's head closes earlier than usual. The skull of an infant ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001590.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Meningocele repair 
    Meningocele repair (also known as myelomeningocele repair) is surgery to repair birth defects of the spine and spinal membranes. Meningocele ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003020.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. What Is Glaucoma? (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    Glaucoma/Start Here ... Glaucoma ... Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye's optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up and increases pressure inside ...
    https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-glaucoma - External Health Links
  8. Obstructive sleep apnea 
    ... sleep, which are associated with partial or complete closure of the throat (pper airway). Complete closure can lead to apnea while partial closure allows ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/obstructive-sleep-apnea - Genetics
  9. Glaucoma: Symptoms and Causes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Glaucoma/Start Here ... Glaucoma ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20372839?p=1 - External Health Links
  10. Glaucoma Diagnosis (BrightFocus Foundation)  
    Glaucoma/Diagnosis and Tests ... Glaucoma ... BrightFocus Foundation
    https://www.brightfocus.org/glaucoma/diagnosis - External Health Links
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