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Investigative Techniques > Catheterization
Therapeutics > Catheterization

Preferred term

Catheterization  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S8Z3RBKV-C

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