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Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.

Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral artery, vein, or airway for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Cause-directed immunosuppressive therapy used as a ClinicalGraph target concept for management / treatment.

Cause-directed therapy with edema control used as a ClinicalGraph target concept for management / treatment.

The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to control bleeding while removing or destroying tissue.

Surgical construction of an opening into the CECUM with a tube through the ABDOMINAL WALL (tube cecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the ce…

Transference of cells within an individual, between individuals of the same species, or between individuals of different species.

Therapies that involve the TRANSPLANTATION of CELLS or TISSUES developed for the purpose of restoring the function of diseased or dysfunctional cells…

Injection of BONE CEMENTS into bone to treat bone lesions.

The surgical closure of the incompetent cervix uteri with suture material.

Partial or total removal, ablation, or destruction of the cerebral cortex; may be chemical. It is not used with animals that do not possess a cortex,…

Microsurgical revascularization to improve intracranial circulation. It usually involves joining the extracranial circulation to the intracranial cir…

Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospina…

PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES in the NECK region to restore or improve form and function.

Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY.

Extraction of the fetus by abdominal hysterotomy anytime following a previous cesarean.

Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new …

Application of a cauterant to the skin for the purpose of causing a superficial destruction of the epidermis and upper layers of the dermis. After he…

Administration of antineoplastic agents together with an embolizing vehicle. This allows slow release of the agent as well as obstruction of the bloo…

The use of chemical compounds to prevent the development of a specific disease.

Treatment that combines chemotherapy with radiotherapy.

Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery. It is commonly used in the therapy of cancer.

Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used …

Neoplasm drug therapy involving an extracorporeal circuit with temporary exclusion of the tumor-bearing area from the general circulation during whic…

Insertion of a chest tube to drain air, fluid, pus, or blood from the pleural cavity.

A respiratory support system used to remove mucus and clear airway by oscillating pressure on the chest.

Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.

Excision of the gallbladder through an abdominal incision using a laparoscope.

Establishment of an opening into the gallbladder either for drainage or surgical communication with another part of the digestive tract, usually the …

Surgical formation of an opening (stoma) into the COMMON BILE DUCT for drainage or for direct communication with a site in the small intestine, prima…