Understanding Bone Metastasis
Bone metastasis is when an area of bone has cancer that spread there from another part of the body. Breast, prostate, lung, kidneys, and thyroid cancers are more likely to spread to the bone.
Bone metastasis is when an area of bone has cancer that spread there from another part of the body. Breast, prostate, lung, kidneys, and thyroid cancers are more likely to spread to the bone.
A cornea transplant is a surgery that replaces a damaged or diseased cornea with healthy corneal tissue from a donor.
Blighted ovum is a type of early pregnancy loss. Learn about the causes, symptoms, treatment, and possible problems from treatment.
A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a type of surgery. During the surgery, a surgeon removes both ovaries and fallopian tubes from your pelvis.
Corneal ring implantation is a surgery to put in a small ring of plastic into the cornea. It is done to fix an eyesight problem and let you see more clearly.
A Bennett fracture is a break of the lower part of the first metacarpal bone in your thumb. The most common cause for this injury is a direct blow to a thumb that is bent.
The Bartholin glands are on the sides of the vaginal opening. If a tube (duct) in one of these glands becomes blocked, it can cause a cyst or abscess.
Coarctation of the aorta is an abnormal narrowing of the aorta. Transcatheter repair is a type of procedure that can help restore normal blood flow through the aorta.
Surgery to remove the tonsils is called tonsillectomy. In some cases, the adenoids are also removed (adenoidectomy). Learn more about this surgery.
Cat scratch disease is an illness caused by bacteria that many cats carry. You can get it by petting an infected cat and rubbing your eyes. Or you can get it from a flea bite from an infected cat. Read on for details.