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Catheterization
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.
Subtype terms (8)
More specific conditions that are subtypes of Catheterization in the MeSH hierarchy.
- Angioplasty
14 drugs (13 approved, 1 experimental)
- Balloon Embolectomy
- Balloon Occlusion
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
9 drugs (7 approved, 2 experimental)
- Catheterization, Central Venous
10 drugs (7 approved, 3 experimental)
- Catheterization, Peripheral
2 drugs approved
- Urinary Catheterization
2 drugs approved
Drugs by status
Phase 4 trials (2)
Phase 3 trials (3)
Phase 1 trials (1)
Other trials (5)