percutaneous
1percutaneous — 1887, from L. per cutem through the skin; see CUTICLE (Cf. cuticle) …
2percutaneous — [pʉr΄kyo͞o tā′nē əs] adj. [ PER + CUTANEOUS] effected or introduced through the skin, as by rubbing, injection, etc. percutaneously adv …
3Percutaneous — In surgery, percutaneous pertains to any medical procedure where access to inner organs or other tissue is done via needle puncture of the skin, rather than by using an open approach where inner organs or tissue are exposed (typically with the… …
4Percutaneous — Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy. * * * Denoting the passage of substances through unbroken skin, as in absorption by inunction; also passage through the skin by needle puncture, including introduction of wires and catheters by… …
5percutaneous — /pɜkjuˈteɪniəs/ (say perkyooh tayneeuhs) adjective Medicine effected through the skin: the percutaneous absorption of a treatment applied to the skin …
6Percutaneous coronary intervention — Intervention A coronary angiogram (an X ray with radio opaque contrast in the coronary arteries) that shows the left coronary circulation. The distal left main coronary artery (LMCA) is in the left upper quadrant of the image. Its main branches… …
7Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 43.11 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient s stomach through the abdo …
8Percutaneous aortic valve replacement — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.21 35.22 …
9Percutaneous nephrolithotomy — (PCNL) is a surgical procedure to remove stones from the kidney by a small puncture wound (up to about 1 cm) through the skin. It is most suitable to remove stones of more than 2 cm in size. It is usually done under general anesthesia or spinal… …
10Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography — (PTHC or PTC) is a diagnostic test used to visualize the anatomy of the biliary tract. A contrast medium is injected into a bile duct in the liver, after which X rays are taken. It has various purposes, such as the visualisation of the biliary… …
