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adv. - Of a manner performed through the skin.

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  • Stem cells are introduced percutaneously into fetal peritoneum.
  • The Helifix device will be unique and that can be inserted and removed percutaneously.
  • In 2008, 67 percent of all biopsies were performed percutaneously, compared to 59 percent in 1997.
  • The procedure was the third in the United States but the first in the world to be performed percutaneously and with local anesthesia.
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