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Decompressing and stenting obstructed biliary ducts. Ken U. Ekechukwu, MD, MPH, FACP.

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What is biliary decompression and stenting? The word biliary derives from the small tubes or canals in the liver called bile ducts that drain bile which the liver makes into the gallbladder and the intestine. These tubes branch out like a tree, with their main stem or trunk running out the liver through the head of the […]

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Peripheral arterial revascularization. Ken. U. Ekechukwu, MD, MPH, FACP.

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What is peripheral arterial disease? An artery carries blood away from the heart, while a vein carries blood to it (except the pulmonary artery which carries blood to the lungs from the heart). Conditions like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and high cholesterol, especially when controlled poorly, and cigarette smoking damage arteries over time. In time, the […]

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Percutaneous biopsy. Ken U. Ekechukwu, MD, MPH, FACP.

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What is percutaneous biopsy? Per means ‘through’ in Latin, ‘cutaneous’ derives from cutis, which is Latin for skin. Bio- is a combining form from the Greek word bios, which means life and opsis is Greek for vision. Percutaneous biopsy then, is the removal of living tissue through the skin, usually with a needle. Tissue can […]

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