SURGICAL PROCEDURES

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Amputation is a surgical removal of all or part of a limb



Angioplasty is an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery



Angioplasty is

the

technique

of

mechanically

widening

narrowed

or

obstructed arteries, the latter typically being a result of  atherosclerosis.  atherosclerosis. 

Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, a small tube that branches off the large intestine, to treat acute appendicitis.



Arthroplasty is a surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint



Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision



Autopsy is Autopsy  is a surgical procedure to examine the body and its internal organs after death.



Axotomy is Axotomy  is the cutting or otherwise severing of an axon an  axon



Cardiotomy is Cardiotomy  is a medical procedure where an incision is made in the heart. the  heart.



Carotid Endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove blockage from carotid arteries, the arteries located in the neck that supply blood to the brain.



Castration is a surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization"



Cesarean Section (also called a c-section) is the surgical delivery of a baby by an incision through the mother's abdomen and uterus.



Chemosurgery is the use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer



Cholecystectomy is Cholecystectomy  is surgery to remove the gallbladder



Craniotomy is a surgical opening through the skull



Curettage is a surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette



Cystectomy is Cystectomy  is a medical term for surgical for  surgical removal of all or part of the urinary the  urinary bladder



D and C, Dilation C, Dilation and Curettage is a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial

lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion 

Endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the athermanous material, or blockage, in the lining of an artery constricted by the build-up of soft/hardening deposits. It is carried out by separating the plaque from the arterial wall.



Enterostomy is a surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine



Escharotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat full thickness (thirddegree) circumferential burns



Facetectomy is

a surgical

procedure which

involves decompression of

a spinal nerve root. 

Fasciotomy is a surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve tension or pressure commonly to treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of  tissue or muscle



Frenuloplasty is the surgical alteration of a frenulum when its presence restricts range of motion between interconnected tissues.



Ganglionectomy is the surgical removal of a ganglion.



Gastrectomy is a surgical removal of all or part of the stomach



Gastroenterostomy is a surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated



Gastrostomy is a surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)



Haemorrhoidectomy is a surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them



Haemostasis is a surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)



Hemorrhoidectomy is the surgical removal of hemorrhoids, distended veins in the lower rectum or anus



Hepatectomy is the surgical resection of the liver.



Hypophysectomy is the surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland)



Hysterectomy is the surgical term for the removal of the uterus



Hysteroscopy is a surgical procedure used to help diagnose and treat many uterine disorders.



 Jejunostomy is a surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding



Mammoplasty  can refer to the surgical procedure to insert cheek implants or augmentation mammoplasty, an enlarging of the breasts via implants.



Mastectomy is the removal of all or part of the breast.



Mastoidectomy is a procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells



Myotomy describes a surgical procedure in which muscle is cut.



Nephrostomy is an artificial opening

created

between

the kidney and

the skin which allows for the urinary diversion directly from the upper part of the urinary system (renal pelvis). 

Osteotomy is

a

surgical operation whereby

a bone is

cut

to

shorten,

lengthen, or change its alignment. 

Palatoplasty is

a

surgical

procedure

used

to

correct

or

reconstruct

the palate in a person with a cleft palate. 

Partial Colectomy is the removal of part of the large intestine (colon) which may be performed to treat cancer of the colon or long-term ulcerative colitis.



Phalloplasty is the construction or reconstruction of a penis, or the artificial modification of the penis by surgery, often for cosmetic purposes.



Prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland, the sex gland in men that surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra - the tube that carries urine away from the bladder.



Pyeloplasty  is the surgical reconstruction or revision of the renal pelvis to drain and decompress the kidney.



Rhinectomy is the surgical removal of a nose



Rhizotomy is

a neurosurgical procedure

that

selectively

destroys

problematic nerve roots in thespinal cord,  most often to relieve the symptoms of  neuromuscular conditions such as spastic diplegia and other forms of  spastic cerebral palsy. 

Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of one or both tonsils.



Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of  glaucoma to relieve intraocular

pressure by

removing

part

of

the eye's trabecular

meshwork and adjacent structures. 

Tuboplasty refers to a number of surgical operations that attempt to restore patency and functioning of the Fallopian tube(s) so that a pregnancy could be achieved



Uvulotomy or Staphylotomy is any cutting operation performed on the uvula.

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