Surgical Procedures
.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery")
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focuse...
During magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery, high-energy sound waves focus o....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Male to Female Sex Reassignment")
Male to Female Sex Reassignment
During male to female sex reassignment, the penis and testes are removed. The scrotal and penile ski....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mandibular Labial Frenectomy")
Mandibular Labial Frenectomy
During mandibular labial frenectomy, the mandibular labial frenulum is removed. This is the flap of ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mandibular Sagittal Split Osteotomy")
Mandibular Sagittal Split Osteotomy
During mandibular sagittal split osteotomy, the lower jaw is removed. The jaw is split into two side....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mandibular Tori Reduction")
Mandibular Tori Reduction
During mandibular tori reduction, bone protuberances in the premolar area of the lower jaw are reduc....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Marginal Mandibulectomy")
Marginal Mandibulectomy
During marginal mandibulectomy, the periosteum part of the lower jaw (mandible) is removed while the....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz Procedure for Bladder Neck Suspension")
Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz Procedure for ...
A major and rarely performed abdominal surgery, Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure for bladder neck....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mastectomy")
Mastectomy
During a mastectomy, a breast (or breasts) is removed for treatment of cancer. During a total or rad....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maxillary Antral Lavage")
Maxillary Antral Lavage
During maxillary antral lavage, the wall between the maxillary sinus and the nose is pierced. This i....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maxillary Labial Frenectomy")
Maxillary Labial Frenectomy
During maxillary labial frenectomy, the maxillary labial frenum (the flap of tissue extending from t....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maxillary Tori Reduction")
Maxillary Tori Reduction
Maxillary tori reduction involves reducing the size of exostosis that form around the palate.
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maxillary Tuberosity Reduction")
Maxillary Tuberosity Reduction
During maxillary tuberosity reduction, excess bone is removed from the upper jaw bone (posterior max....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maxillomandibular Advancement")
Maxillomandibular Advancement
During maxillomandibular advancement, the lower and upper jaw is separated from the skull and facial....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Maze Procedure")
Maze Procedure
The maze procedure uses cryotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, microwaves, ultrasound, or small incis....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Medium Chemical Skin Peel")
Medium Chemical Skin Peel
A plastic surgery, a medium chemical skin peel involves using a trichloroacetic acid solution in ord....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Meniscal Transplant Surgery")
Meniscal Transplant Surgery
Meniscal transplant surgery involves the replacement of damaged or torn meniscus cartilage with heal....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Meniscectomy")
Meniscectomy
During meniscectomy, torn or damaged meniscus cartilage of the knee is repaired..
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Merci Clot Retrieval Device")
Merci Clot Retrieval Device
The Merci clot retrieval device involves using a thin and flexible wire to remove a clot from a bloo....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Metoidoplasty")
Metoidoplasty
During metoidoplasty, a penis and scrotum are constructed from female genitalia..
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Microdermabrasion")
Microdermabrasion
During microdermabrasion, the skin is sprayed with aluminum oxide particles that are 0.004 inches in....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Microscopically Magnified Minigrafting")
Microscopically Magnified Minigrafting
Microscopically magnified minigrafting involves transplanting individual hair follicles obtained fro....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Microscopically-Controlled Surgery")
Microscopically-Controlled Surgery
Microscopically-controlled surgery involves removing thin layers of skin and examining them under a ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Microsurgery")
Microsurgery
Microsurgery is characterized by any procedure performed using a microscope. This is done to allow f....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Microvascular Decompression")
Microvascular Decompression
A brain surgery procedure, microvascular decompression is performed to relieve pressure that is on t....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Middle Fossa Acoustic Tumor Surgery")
Middle Fossa Acoustic Tumor Surgery
During middle fossa acoustic tumor surgery, a bone flap is removed from above the ear in order to pr....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Middle-Third Sternocleidomastoid Release")
Middle-Third Sternocleidomastoid Release...
During middle-third sternocleidomastoid release, the middle-third of the sternocleidomastoid muscle ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mini Face Lift")
Mini Face Lift
During a mini face lift, the face is reshaped. This involves cutting the skin and detaching it from ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mini-Laparotomy Tubal Ligation")
Mini-Laparotomy Tubal Ligation
A minimally invasive procedure, mini-laparotomy tubal ligation involves tying off or blocking the fa....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Miniabdominoplasty")
Miniabdominoplasty
A miniabdominoplasty involves the removal of excess skin and the tightening of abdominal muscles fro....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Repair")
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Repair
During minimally invasive aortic valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged heart valve is repaired s....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement")
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacem...
During minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning heart valv....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery")
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery
During minimally invasive bypass surgery, a three to five inch incision is made between the ribs in ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery")
Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
During minimally invasive heart valve surgery, an incision is made through the ribs in order to repa....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Maze Procedure")
Minimally Invasive Maze Procedure
Minimally invasive maze procedure uses cryotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, microwaves, ultrasound,....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair")
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
During minimally invasive mitral valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged heart valve is repaired s....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement")
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacem...
During minimally invasive mitral valve replacement, a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning heart valv....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Patent Foramen Ovale Closure")
Minimally Invasive Patent Foramen Ovale ...
During minimally invasive patent foramen ovale closure, an opening between the upper heart chambers ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Artery Valve Repair")
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Artery Valv...
During minimally invasive pulmonary artery valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged heart valve is ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Artery Valve Replacement")
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Artery Valv...
During minimally invasive pulmonary artery valve replacement, a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy")
Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyro...
During minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy, nuclear medicine and a single incision are ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Surgery for Tracheal Occlusion")
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Tracheal ...
Minimally invasive surgery for tracheal occlusion is a procedure performed on a mother and unborn fe....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Repair")
Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Repai...
During minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair, a malfunctioning or damaged heart valve is repaire....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Replacement")
Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Repla...
During minimally invasive tricuspid valve replacement, a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning heart v....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mitral Valve Repair Surgery")
Mitral Valve Repair Surgery
During mitral valve repair surgery, a malfunctioning or damaged mitral valve is repaired in order to....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery")
Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
During mitral valve replacement surgery, a diseased, damaged or malfunctioning mitral valve is repla....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Modified Radical Mastectomy")
Modified Radical Mastectomy
During modified radical mastectomy, the breast and most of the underarm lymph nodes are removed. The....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Modified Radical Mastoidectomy")
Modified Radical Mastoidectomy
During modified radical mastoidectomy, the ear drum and mastoid bone are repaired through an incisio....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Modified Radical Neck Dissection")
Modified Radical Neck Dissection
During modified radical neck dissection, all lymph nodes in the neck are removed. Some of the non-ly....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Monobloc Osteotomy")
Monobloc Osteotomy
During a monobloc osteotomy, the forehead and the entire mid-face (upper jaw, cheekbones and nose) a....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Multiple Bypass Surgery")
Multiple Bypass Surgery
An open heart procedure, multiple bypass surgery involves the grafting of a piece of healthy artery ....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Myelomeningocele Repair")
Myelomeningocele Repair
Myelomeningocele repair is performed in cases of a myelomeningocele, a neural tube defect that resul....
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.jpg&w=250&h=162 "Mylohyoid Ridge Reduction")
Mylohyoid Ridge Reduction
Mylohyoid ridge reduction may be performed in cases of a mylohyoid ridge protuberance or to prepare ....
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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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