| BCC | basal-cell carcinoma; biliary cholesterol concentration; birth control clinic |
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| BCO | biliary cholesterol output |
| EHBA | extrahepatic biliary atresia |
| PBC | peripheral blood cell; point of basal convergence; pre-bed care; primary biliary cirrhosis; progesti... |
| PTBD | percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage; percutaneous transluminal balloon dilatation |
| portasystemic shunt, surgical | Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| haemostasis, surgical | Control of bleeding during or after surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, surgical | Shock that occurs during or after surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| specialties, surgical | Various branches of surgical practice limited to specialised areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenorenal shunt, surgical | Anastomosis of splenic vein to renal vein to relieve portal hypertension. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nonabsorbable surgical suture | Surgical suture material that is relatively unaffected by the biological activities of the body tissues and is therefore permanent unless removed; e.g., stainless steel, silk, cotton, nylon, and other synthetic materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decompression, surgical | A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical | <surgery> Of, pertaining to or correctable by surgery. (18 Nov 1997) |
| surgical anaesthesia | Any anaesthesia administered for the purpose of permitting performance of an operative procedure, as differentiated from obstetrical, diagnostic, and therapeutic anaesthesia, loss of sensation with muscle relaxation adequate for an operative procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical anatomy | Applied anatomy in reference to surgical diagnosis and treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical appliance | A metal or plastic appliance constructed prior to surgery and used to immobilise or support mucosal, skin, bone, or bone marrow grafts during the postoperative phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical ciliated cyst | A cyst that arises from maxillary sinus epithelium implanted along a line of surgical entry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical debridement | <procedure, surgery> The surgical removal of dead tissue, debris and contaminants from a wound. (27 Sep 1997) |
| surgical diathermy | Electrocoagulation with a high frequency electrocautery, resulting in local tissue destruction; usually used to seal blood vessels and arrest bleeding. Synonym: diathermocoagulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical emphysema | Subcutaneous emphysema from air trapped in the tissues by an operation or injury. (05 Mar 2000) |