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Arthroscopy is minimally invasive joint surgery using a camera inserted through tiny incisions, used for knee, shoulder, hip, and ankle diagnosis and treatment with same-day discharge.
ASD closure via Amplatzer occluder device or open surgery — indications, catheter technique, recovery timeline, and long-term cardiac outcomes explained.
AV fistula surgery creates a durable arteriovenous connection for haemodialysis access. Learn about radiocephalic technique, maturation, patency rates, and complications.
Ayurveda is a 5,000-year Indian system using herbs, diet, Panchakarma, and lifestyle therapies to restore doshic balance and treat chronic disease as a complement to modern medicine.
Balloon mitral, aortic, and pulmonary valvuloplasty: catheter-based procedure to treat valve stenosis without open-heart surgery. Indications, technique, outcomes.
Bartholin's abscess treatment involves drainage by Word catheter insertion or marsupialization to relieve pain and prevent recurrence. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
BERA (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response) is a painless electrophysiological test measuring auditory nerve and brainstem responses to sound, used for newborn hearing screening and acoustic neuroma diagnosis.
A biopsy removes a small tissue sample for microscopic analysis — the definitive method to diagnose cancer, infection, or inflammatory disease with 90–99% sensitivity for most cancers.
Biotherapy and immunotherapy harness the immune system against cancer and autoimmune disease — checkpoint inhibitors produce durable responses in 20–40% of eligible cancers.
Blepharoplasty removes excess eyelid skin and fat for cosmetic or functional reasons; upper lid surgery corrects drooping that impairs vision, with patient satisfaction exceeding 90%.
A bone density test (DEXA scan) measures bone mineral density to diagnose osteoporosis and guide bisphosphonate therapy. Learn about T-scores, scan sites, and fracture risk assessment.
Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation replaces diseased haematopoietic stem cells to treat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
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