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A brain aneurysm can remain hidden in the brain for life or occur suddenly and violently. A cerebral aneurysm is a progressive dilation of an artery that carries blood to the brain, which for congenital reasons is more fragile and slowly…

Coronary angioplasty is a technique used to restore circulation to the heart when there is insufficient blood supply

Paroxysmal positional vertigo (also known as canalolithiasis or cupolithiasis) is the most common type of vertigo and particularly affects people over the age of 60

Anaesthesia is the desensitisation of the organism that is necessary prior to surgery

Antibiotics are drugs that fight bacterial infections, either by killing the bacteria themselves or by preventing their proliferation

Enlarged lymph nodes are often linked to an infection, in other cases they may be benign and only more rarely indicate an autoimmune disease or tumour

Intubation is a manoeuvre whereby a tube, called an endotracheal tube, is placed in the patient's airway and, more specifically, in the trachea

Renal colic is a symptom of a well-characterised disease, usually related to urinary stones. It is typically manifested by a pain that originates in the lumbar region, i.e. near the spinal column, and radiates to the scrotal bursa in men or…

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints; it is an autoimmune disease and is more frequent in women, especially between the ages of forty and fifty

Coronary angioplasty surgery is generally successful and, by widening the occluded artery, restores normal blood supply to the heart. It does, however, require a certain amount of post-operative care