Surgical Procedures
.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Back and Neck Surgery - Spinal Fusion")
Back and Neck Surgery - Spinal Fusion
Spinal fusion is the use of metal rods, screws, or bone grafts to join vertebrae together in the spi....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Back Liposuction")
Back Liposuction
During back liposuction, fat deposits on the back are removed. Prior to aspirating the fat, the area....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Back Surgery")
Back Surgery
Back surgery can refer to several different methods and procedures, including:
Spinal fusion – ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Balloon Angioplasty for Aortic Coarctation")
Balloon Angioplasty for Aortic Coarctati...
A minimally invasive procedure, balloon angioplasty for aortic coarctation involves the use of a cat....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Balloon Angioplasty Valvuloplasty")
Balloon Angioplasty Valvuloplasty
Balloon angioplasty valvuloplasty uses a balloon attached to a catheter to enter the heart through a....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bariatric Surgery")
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery involves the creation of a small pouch through banding or stapling. The pouch is t....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Aortic Valve Repair")
Beating Heart Aortic Valve Repair
During beating heart aortic valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged aortic valve is repaired so th....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Aortic Valve Replacement")
Beating Heart Aortic Valve Replacement
During beating heart aortic valve replacement, a malfunctioning, damaged, or diseased heart valve is....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Atrial Septal Defect Closure")
Beating Heart Atrial Septal Defect Closu...
During beating heart atrial septal defect closure, a hole between the upper atria of the heart is cl....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair")
Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair
Beating heart mitral valve repair is performed to help a damaged mitral valve open or close effectiv....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Mitral Valve Replacement")
Beating Heart Mitral Valve Replacement
During beating heart mitral valve replacement, a malfunctioning, damaged, or diseased heart valve is....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Pulmonary Artery Valve Replacement")
Beating Heart Pulmonary Artery Valve Rep...
A beating heart pulmonary artery valve replacement consists of the removal of a damaged or improperl....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Pulmonary Valve Repair")
Beating Heart Pulmonary Valve Repair
During beating heart pulmonary valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged heart valve is repaired so ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Tricuspid Valve Repair")
Beating Heart Tricuspid Valve Repair
During beating heart aortic valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged ventricular valve is repaired ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Tricuspid Valve Replacement")
Beating Heart Tricuspid Valve Replacemen...
During beating heart tricuspid valve replacement, a malfunctioning, damaged, or diseased heart valve....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Valve Repair")
Beating Heart Valve Repair
Beating heart valve repair is characterized by the repair of an improperly functioning heart valve. ....
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Beating Heart Valve Replacement
During a heating heart valve replacement, a heart valve that is damaged or malfunctioning is removed....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Beating Heart Ventricular Septal Defect Closure")
Beating Heart Ventricular Septal Defect ...
During beating heart ventricular septal defect closure, a hole between the lower ventricles of the h....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Below The Knee Amputation")
Below The Knee Amputation
During below the knee amputation, the leg is removed at an incision made below the knee.
Also Kno....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Adrenalectomy")
Bilateral Adrenalectomy
During bilateral adrenalectomy, both adrenal glands are removed.
Also Known As:
Bilateral adren....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Inguinal Orchiectomy")
Bilateral Inguinal Orchiectomy
During bilateral inguinal orchiectomy, both testicles are surgically removed through an incision in ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Oophorectomy")
Bilateral Oophorectomy
During bilateral oophorectomy, both ovaries are removed.
Also Known As:
Bilateral ovariectomy
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Salpingectomy")
Bilateral Salpingectomy
During bilateral salpingectomy, both fallopian tubes are removed.
Also Known As:
Bilateral fall....
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Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
During bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, the ovaries and both fallopian tubes are removed.
Also Kn....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Salpingostomy")
Bilateral Salpingostomy
During bilateral salpingostomy, an ectopic pregnancy or other blockage is removed from both fallopia....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilateral Subcapsular Orchiectomy")
Bilateral Subcapsular Orchiectomy
During bilateral subcapsular orchiectomy, the glandular tissue from the testicles is removed through....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Biliopancreatic Diversion")
Biliopancreatic Diversion
During biliopancreatic diversion, 70% of the stomach is removed. This procedure allows for less dige....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bilobectomy")
Bilobectomy
During a bilobectomy, two lobes from the lung are removed.
Also Known As:
Lung surgery
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bimaxillary Osteotomy")
Bimaxillary Osteotomy
During bimaxillary osteotomy, a combined surgery, the Le Fort I procedure is performed on the upper ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bipolar Sternocleidomastoid Release")
Bipolar Sternocleidomastoid Release
During bipolar sternocleidomastoid release, the sternal and clavicle (beginning and end) of the ster....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Biventricular Pacemaker Surgery")
Biventricular Pacemaker Surgery
During biventricular pacemaker surgery, a compact generator is placed just under the skin in the upp....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bladder Augmentation")
Bladder Augmentation
An involved abdominal procedure, bladder augmentation, also referred to as augmentation cystoplasty,....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Blalock-Taussig Shunt Placement")
Blalock-Taussig Shunt Placement
During Blalock-Taussig shunt placement, one branch of the subclavian artery is connected to the pulm....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bone Grafting")
Bone Grafting
Bone grafting involves the surgical augmentation or replacement of bone that is malformed, lost, or ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bone Growth Restriction")
Bone Growth Restriction
During bone growth restriction, the growth of a limb (typically the femur) is shunted by scraping of....
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Bone Marrow Biopsy
During a bone marrow biopsy, a sample of bone marrow (fatty tissue in the bones where white blood ce....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bone Marrow Transplant")
Bone Marrow Transplant
A bone marrow transplant puts healthy bone marrow into a patient whose bone marrow is not working co....
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Brachial Artery Cannulation
A minor procedure, brachial artery cannulation involves placing an angiocatheter into the brachial a....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Brachial Plexus Surgery")
Brachial Plexus Surgery
During brachial plexus surgery, traumatic damage to the brachial plexus (the collection of nerves th....
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Brain Surgery – Craniotomy
Craniotomy is utilized during brain surgery. It consists of making an incision in the skull and remo....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Breast Augmentation")
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation, also referred to as breast enlargement, involves the use of saline or silicone ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Breast Lift")
Breast Lift
A breast lift is performed to reshape and lift sagging breasts. During the procedure, excess fat, ti....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Breast Reconstruction")
Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction involves a total rebuild of the breast, either with the patient’s own tissue....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Breast Reduction")
Breast Reduction
Breast reduction surgery, also referred to as reduction mammoplasty, decreases the size of a patient....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bronchopulmonary Lavage")
Bronchopulmonary Lavage
During bronchopulmonary lavage, the lungs are irrigated with nine to 12 liters of fluid with the use....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bronchoscopy")
Bronchoscopy
During bronchoscopy, a bronchoscope (a lighted instrument with a video camera on its end) is inserte....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Brow Lift")
.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Buccal Exostosis Resection")
Buccal Exostosis Resection
During buccal exostosis resection, a benign bone protuberance is removed from the facial side of the....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Buccal Fat Pad Extraction")
Buccal Fat Pad Extraction
Buccal fat pad extraction is performed by removing part of the fat pad located in the lower cheek. T....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bunion Correction")
Bunion Correction
Bunion correction is the surgical removal of a bunion, which is a deformity that causes the big toe ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Bunion Surgery")
Bunion Surgery
Bunion surgery is performed to repair a bunion. Bunions are bony bumps that develop on the base of t....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Burch Procedure for Bladder Neck Suspension")
Burch Procedure for Bladder Neck Suspens...
A major abdominal surgery, Burch procedure for bladder neck suspension is performed in order to secu....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Buttock Augmentation")
Buttock Augmentation
Buttock augmentation changes the shape of the buttocks, making them into a more desirable shape and ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Buttock Lift")
Buttock Lift
A buttock lift is a procedure that removes extra fat and skin from the buttocks area. In some cases,....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Buttocks Liposuction")
Buttocks Liposuction
Buttocks liposuction involves the removal of fat from the buttocks area. The procedure is performed ....
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Bypass Graft Repair for Aortic Coarctati...
Bypass graft repair for aortic coarctation is characterized by the placement of a plastic tube betwe....
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.jpg&w=300&h=320 "Plate and Screw Fixation of the Femur")
.jpg&w=300&h=320 "Plate and Screw Fixation of the Arm Bones")
.jpg&w=300&h=320 "Plantar Fasciotomy")
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