You will be presented illustrated descriptions of minimally invasive cancer therapies performed by the writer to help you understand how they are done and their utility in the care of cancer patients
What is percutaneous gastrostomy? Per is Latin for through. Cutaneous comes from cutis, Latin for skin. Gastro derives from gaster, Greek for stomach. Stomy is from stomatos, Greek for mouth. Thus, ‘percutaneous gastrostomy’ means making a hole (or opening/mouth) in the stomach through the skin. It is the deliberate construction of a track from the […]
What is a central venous access? A central venous access (also known as a central line or a central venous catheter) is a catheter placed into a patient with its tip advanced into a central vein. The right atrium, the superior and inferior vena cava, the subclavian veins, the brachiocephalic veins, and the iliac veins […]
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 of the liver […]