Use of CO2 to move structures as an aid to percutaneous procedures.
By injecting small amounts of CO2 through a needle, one can move bowel or bladder from the intended path of instruments during interventional procedures. The technique worked well in six of seven cases in the pelvis and retroperitoneum; it was not effective in the mediastinum or midabdomen (n = 6).
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014781:Viscera
D002245:Carbon Dioxide