A hollow, flexible tube through which fluids can be passed into the body or drained from it.

A type of thin plastic tube inserted into a vein. The CVAD gives access to a vein so blood or chemotherapy can be given, and blood can be taken. Types of CVADs include central lines, Hickman lines, peripherally inserted central…

An examination of the large bowel with a camera on a flexible tube (endoscope), which is passed through the anus.

An internal examination of the nose and upper airways using a long, flexible tube called an endoscope….

Involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurised room or tube.

A procedure that allows the doctor to closely examine the larynx and pharynx using a tube inserted into your mouth and throat (laryngoscope).

The tube that carries food from the throat into the stomach. Sometimes called the gullet….

The throat. This is a muscular tube about 10cm long that extends from the back of the nose to the top of the larynx and oesophagus….

A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin. A tube called a catheter connects the port to a vein so that fluids can be passed into the body. Also called an infusaport….

A small, permanent tube used to drain fluid build-up in the brain….