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Clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC) is the gold-standard bladder management technique for neurogenic bladder, urinary retention, and incomplete bladder emptying using a thin catheter inserted regularly through the urethra.
Cochlear implant surgery for severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss: candidacy, mastoidectomy technique, auditory rehabilitation, and speech outcomes in adults and children.
Colectomy is surgical removal of part or all of the colon to treat colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, or bowel obstruction.
Colectomy is surgical removal of part or all of the colon, performed laparoscopically or open, to treat colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and bowel obstruction.
Colonoscopy examines the full colon with a flexible camera, detects and removes polyps, reducing colorectal cancer risk by up to 90% — the gold standard for bowel cancer screening.
Colostomy creates a stoma by bringing the colon through the abdominal wall to divert faeces; may be temporary or permanent depending on the underlying condition, with specialist stoma nursing support.
Colposcopy magnifies the cervix to assess abnormal smear or HPV results — procedure technique, biopsy, LLETZ treatment, and what results mean for your cervical health.
Corneal transplant (keratoplasty) replaces a diseased or scarred cornea with healthy donor tissue to restore vision lost to keratoconus, Fuchs' dystrophy, or corneal scarring.
Coronary angioplasty (PCI): balloon dilation and drug-eluting stent placement for STEMI, NSTEMI, and stable angina — technique, outcomes, and dual antiplatelet therapy.
CABG is open-heart surgery creating new bypass routes around blocked coronary arteries using grafts, restoring blood flow and relieving angina in patients with severe coronary disease.
Craniotomy is the neurosurgical removal of a skull bone flap to access the brain for treatment of tumors, aneurysms, haematomas, epilepsy, and arteriovenous malformations.
CT scans use rotating X-ray beams to produce detailed cross-sectional images for trauma, PE, cancer staging, and stroke. Learn about contrast, radiation dose, and diagnostic accuracy.
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