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A stent is an expandable mesh tube deployed endoluminally to restore patency of narrowed coronary arteries, bile ducts, ureters, or the esophagus. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT/SABR) delivers precise high-dose radiation to extracranial tumours in 3-5 fractions, achieving local control rates equivalent to surgery for inoperable lung, liver, and spine tumours. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) delivers a single high-dose radiation fraction to a precisely defined intracranial target using Gamma Knife, CyberKnife, or LINAC, sparing surrounding brain. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a cyanotic congenital heart defect requiring neonatal surgical repair to redirect all four pulmonary veins to the left atrium. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Comprehensive procedures information about targeted therapy. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board. Learn about cancer-specific targeted drugs, indications, how treatment works, and expected outcomes.
Comprehensive procedures information about TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement). Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board. Learn about indications, how it is performed, recovery, and outcomes.
Comprehensive procedures information about teeth whitening. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board. Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and when to consult a healthcare provider.
Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) surgically retrieves spermatozoa directly from testicular tissue in men with azoospermia for use in ICSI/IVF. Micro-TESE achieves 50–60% retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia.
Therapeutic ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) treats bile duct stones, biliary obstruction, and pancreatic duct strictures without surgery using an endoscope and fluoroscopy.
Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are tumours of the anterior mediastinum managed with surgical resection, radiation, and chemotherapy. Evidence-based guide to diagnosis, staging, and treatment reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Thyroid surgery removes part or all of the thyroid gland under general anaesthesia to treat thyroid cancer, goiter, hyperthyroidism, or compressive symptoms, with careful preservation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board.
Comprehensive procedures information about thyroidectomy. Evidence-based content reviewed by MyMedicPlus Medical Review Board. Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and when to consult a healthcare provider.
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