The term "percutaneous" means that the procedure is done through the skin
Percutaneous means effected or removed through the skin wherein the prefix "per" means through, the root word "cutane" means skin, and suffix "ous" means pertaining to.
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy
Tenotomy may be performed through the skin (percutaneous tenotomy)
The percutaneous needle biopsy of the breast proved that she had adenocarcinoma.
The abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is: A PEG TUBE!
Abnormal results for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are enlargement of bile ducts.
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary AngioplastyPercutaneous Transhepatic CholangiographyPercutaneous transluminal Coronary Angioplasty(Balloon)
percutaneous
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Normal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are dye evenly distributed throughout the bile ducts.
Percutaneous needle biopsy, right deltoid muscle
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty