• Irreversible electroporation

    A new treatment method which breaks up the surface of tumour cells with short, powerful electrical pulses, causing natural cell death.

  • Jejunum

    Part of the small intestine.

  • Killer cells

    Cells in the immune system that detect and destroy altered cells, i.e. cells infected with pathogens or cancer cells.

  • Kinetec rails

    Motorised rails for gentle physiotherapy after knee surgery.

  • Knee prosthesis

    Artificial knee joint made from metal and plastic.

  • Knock-knees

    Leg deformity that causes the knee joints to bend inwards.

  • Kyphoplasty

    Surgical reconstruction of a broken vertebrae.

  • Laporoscopic

    A laporoscopy is an operation using abdominal imaging. Doctors insert a camera and surgical instruments into the operating area through 5- to 10-mm skin incisions.

  • Laporoscopic resection

    Minimally operative removal of tissue from the abdominal cavity with the help of an optical instrument.

  • Laporoscopy

    A laporoscopy is an operation using abdominal imaging. Doctors insert a camera and surgical instruments into the operating area through 5- to 10-mm skin incisions.

  • Laser probe

    Round, plastic tube measuring 0.8 to 1 cm in diameter which emits a laser light. It excises tissue to a depth of one millimetre. The tube is inserted via the electrode and cuts around it freely.