October 2023 marked the first visit to Ukraine by the CPT since the beginning of the full-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation in February 2022. As stated at the time of the publication ...

The size of the cyst is significant, considering that the average length of the entire spinal cord of a 12-year-old is ...

Angioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open blocked blood vessels that travel to the heart. Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous ...

If you're having any issues in your bladder or urethra, a cystoscopy might be necessary. A cystoscopy is an interventional procedure that provides a view of the interior of the bladder and/or urethra, ...

The visit focused on the treatment and safeguards afforded to people deprived of their liberty by law enforcement agencies. The delegation reviewed the measures taken by the Portuguese authorities to ...

The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing procedure. If no argument list is specified, the name must be unique in its schema. The name of an argument. Note that ALTER PROCEDURE does not ...

CREATE PROCEDURE defines a new procedure. CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE will either create a new procedure, or replace an existing definition. To be able to define a procedure, the user must have the ...

While there's no known cure for endometriosis, treatments such as surgery can help shrink tissue growth and ease your pain. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) You have long-term or serious pelvic ...

Despite being potentially lifesaving, bowel obstruction surgery is associated with a high rate of death during surgery or shortly after the procedure. If left untreated, bowel obstruction can be ...

Cardiovascular clinicians will see several new CPT® and HCPCS codes starting Jan. 1, 2025. The ACC Advocacy team has prepared the following overview detailing telehealth coding updates, new Category ...