• Proctoscopy

    Examination of the rectum using an endoscope.

  • Prosthetic hip

    Artificial hip joint made from titanium.

  • PSA

    Prostate-specific antigen. Substance found in the blood that is used to detect prostate cancer.

  • Pseudarthrosis

    Failure of bones to heal completely after a fracture. A false joint is created where the fracture occurred.

  • Psychosomatics

    Field of medicine dealing with the interaction between body and mind.

  • PTA

    Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Minimally invasive x-ray guided widening of a narrowed blood vessel using a balloon.

  • PTCD

    Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and drainage. Method of investigating and visualising the bile ducts through the skin and liver.

  • Pulmonary embolism

    Acute closure of pulmonary arteries.

  • Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

    Endarterectomy, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE): A common procedure in vascular surgery used to remove blockages inside arteries.

  • Pulsatile

    Pulsating, pulse-like, in time with the pulse.

  • Pyeloplasty

    Removal of a constriction between the renal pelvis and the ureter to allow the urine to flow into the bladder without difficulty.