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Catheterization

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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.  general or unspecified; prefer specifics   
See Also Catheters, Indwelling; Venous Cutdown
Examples Angioplasty; Balloon Dilation; Balloon Occlusion; Catheter Ablation; Catheterization, Central Venous; Catheterization, Peripheral; Heart Catheterization; Urinary Catheterization 		Other names Cannulation; Catheterizations; Cannulations

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