Surgical Sieve - The Sieve

The Sieve

Although there are several versions around the world with slight variations, the surgical sieve usually consist of the following types of process in the human body in any particular order:

  • Congenital
  • Acquired
    • Vascular
    • Infective
    • Traumatic
    • Autoimmune
    • Metabolic
    • Inflammatory
    • Neurological
    • Neoplastic
    • Degenerative
    • Environmental
    • Idiopathic

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