Conditions & Procedures
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Debridement is a procedure for treating a wound in the skin. It involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all hyperkeratotic (thickened skin or callus), infected, and nonviable (necrotic or dead) tissue, foreign debris, and residual material from dressings…
Deep vein thrombosis (throm-BO-sis), or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body. Blood clots occur when blood thickens and clumps together.
Most deep vein blood clots occur in the lower leg or thigh. They can also occur in other parts of the body.
A blood…
The UCSF Center for Limb Preservation & Wound Care is the first in the Bay Area to focus on amputation prevention and high-risk diabetic patients. We save limbs because we offer efficient, coordinated care with a high level of expertise, and because we are aggressive…
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a condition in which the nerves of the arms, hands, legs and feet become damaged by diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy can lead to numbness, loss of sensation, and sometimes pain. It is the most frequent complication of…
Dialysis is a treatment to filter wastes and water from your blood, allowing people with kidney failure to feel better and continue doing the things they enjoy. However, when many people think of dialysis, their fears can keep them from learning about this treatment.…
A pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. A distal pancreatectomy is removal of the body and tail of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ about the size of a hand located in the abdomen in the vicinity of the stomach, intestines…
Diverticulosis is a condition that occurs when small pouches, or sacs, form and push outward through weak spots in the wall of your colon. These pouches are most common in the lower part of your colon, called the sigmoid colon. One pouch is called a diverticulum.…