A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a treatment method used to lower portal hypertension, or excessive pressure in your portal vein. This vein is responsible for ...

What Is a Tummy Tuck Procedure? A tummy tuck is surgery that removes excess fat and skin from the abdomen, or belly area. During the procedure, which doctors call abdominoplasty, the surgeon will also ...

Sometimes a baby is born with certain types of congenital heart problems. In these cases, a type of open heart surgery called the Fontan procedure is done as the final part of a series of surgeries ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical, andmedical information products and services, announced today that physicians ...

An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat conditions of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. During the EGD procedure, a doctor passes an endoscope, a camera ...

An indirect laryngoscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to view the larynx, or voice box, close up without a direct line of sight. It helps diagnose irregularities of the larynx and throat. The ...

You might assume root canals are painful, but many people report they're no more painful than getting a filling. The discomfort you may have leading up to this kind of dental care can be very painful ...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: STXS) announced today the launch of Odyssey Cinema™ Studio, an industry-first clinical procedure online broadcast platform providing ...

Drawing on practical experience, the authors examine key questions and answers about various aspects relating to the enhanced approach for analytical procedure lifecycle management. In 2010, the ...

The new industrial revolution, “Industry 4.0,” has been leading to changes in the pharmaceutical industry (“Pharma 4.0”), where significant paradigm shifts have been occurring in the pharmaceutical ...