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PCNL removes kidney stones larger than 2 cm through a small flank incision using a nephroscope and lithotripsy; achieves stone-free rates of 85–95% in a single session with hospital stay of 2–3 days.
Pelvic abscess drainage combines CT- or ultrasound-guided aspiration with IV antibiotics to resolve infected pelvic collections, with image-guided success rates exceeding 85%.
Evidence-based guide to penetrating keratoplasty (PK): full-thickness corneal transplantation for keratoconus, Fuchs' dystrophy, and corneal scarring — surgical technique, rejection, visual recovery, and outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to penile implant (penile prosthesis) surgery: indications for erectile dysfunction, inflatable vs malleable devices, surgical technique, recovery, and outcomes reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention): coronary stenting via radial or femoral access, DAPT therapy, recovery, and outcomes for stable and acute coronary syndrome reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to periodontic treatment: scaling, root planing, flap surgery, bone grafting, and guided tissue regeneration for gum disease reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to scaling and root planing (SRP): the non-surgical gold-standard first-line treatment for periodontitis — technique, aftercare, outcomes, and when surgery is needed, reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Evidence-based guide to PET-CT scan: how positron emission tomography works, cancer staging, treatment response assessment, preparation, radiation dose, and what results mean — reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Pheochromocytoma surgical resection removes a catecholamine-secreting adrenal tumour — laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard, with preoperative alpha-blockade essential for haemodynamic safety.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a photosensitiser activated by light to destroy cancer cells and abnormal tissue; achieves 85–90% clearance rates for actinic keratoses and early skin cancers with minimal scarring.
Evidence-based guide to physiotherapy: manual therapy, exercise prescription, electrotherapy, and hydrotherapy for musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiorespiratory conditions reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
PPTID are rare WHO Grade II–III pineal region tumours treated with maximal safe surgical resection followed by radiotherapy. Learn about diagnosis, surgery, and prognosis.
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