Category: P

A condition in which blood clots are present in the portal vein or any of its branches. Obstruction of the portal vein by a blood clot. It can result from infection of the umbilicus in infants, pylephlebitis, cirrhosis of the liver, and liver tumors. ‘Portal hypertension is a frequent result.  

Thrombosis of the portal vein. Septic inflammation and thrombosis of the hepatic portal vein. This is a rare result of the spread of infection within the abdomen (as from appendicitis). The condition causes severe illness, with fever, liver abscesses, and ascites. Treatment is by antibiotic drugs and surgical drainage of abscesses. Inflammation of the portal…

A former name for a type of frequent attack of petit mal epilepsy affecting children. Obsolete, a very high frequency of petit mal attacks. A subtle type of petit mal epilepsy characterized by brief moments of mental blankness, accompanied by a short-lived pause in movement and a momentary stare. There aren’t any seizures, falls, convulsions,…

A surgical operation to make an opening in the pelvis of the kidney. Surgical incision into the pelvis of the kidney. This operation is usually undertaken to remove a stone but is also necessary when surgical drainage of the kidney is required by a catheter or tube. Surgical cut into the kidney’s pelvic area.  

Any surgical operation on the pelvis of the kidney. An operation to relieve obstruction at the junction of the pelvis kidney and the ureter. Surgical intervention employed to alleviate hydronephrosis, which occurs due to structural abnormalities in the renal pelvis or the ureter. These areas involved in urine collection and transport. The procedure entails reshaping…

A surgical operation to remove a stone from the pelvis of the kidney. A surgical procedure to remove one or more kidney stones. Pyelolithotomy is major surgery and requires a 4- to 6-week recovery period. This open surgical technique was once performed routinely but now is performed in less than 2 percent of people who…

An X-ray photograph of a kidney and the urinary tract. X ray of the kidney and ureters. In an intravenous pyelogram (IVP), a radiopaque dye that shows the outline of the kidney and associated structures is injected into the patient; the procedure is used to detect tumors, kidney stones, and other abnormalities of the urinary…

Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney and the urinary bladder. Inflammation affecting both the kidney’s renal pelvis and the urinary bladder.  

A condition in which a joint becomes infected with pyogenic organisms and fills with pus. An infected joint filled with pus. Drainage, combined with antibiotic treatment, is necessary, though the joint may already be severely damaged if diagnosis is late.  

Invasion of blood with bacteria which then multiply and form many little abscesses in various parts of the body. A form of blood-poisoning in which abscesses appear in various parts of the body.