In modern medical terminology, "cystotomy" without the "s" refers to any surgical incision or puncture into the bladder, such as to remove urinary calculi or to perform tissue repair and reconstruction. "Cystostomy" is surgery specifically toprovidedrainage. Is a cystoscopy embarrassing? Cystoscopy...
Terminology as TopicNatural Language ProcessingAlgorithmsLarge databases provide a wealth of information for researchers, but identifying patient cohorts often relies on the use of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes. In particular, studies of stoma surgery have been limited by the accuracy of ...
The present invention is directed to medical devices. More particularly, the invention relates to the field of wearing ostomy pouches. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED TECHNOLOGY One of the many problems faced by a patient with a stoma is wearing everyday clothing in a manner to which the patient is accu...
Living with a chronic condition is a continuous process of balancing the demands of the condition and the demands of everyday life. Self-care (read more in the pdf) has physical, psychological and social aspects, and all require time and effort: When being discharged from hospital, people nee...
each medical record was reviewed for clinical history, physical examination findings, laboratory values, and radiologic findings at the time of the index presentation, in compliance with the tokyo criteria for standardization and confirmation of the diagnosis of ac. the tokyo criteria are a set of ...