Breast lump removal - Overview
Breast lump removal is surgery to remove a lump in the breast. Tissue from a solid breast mass can be removed by needle biopsy. This procedure places a needle into the lump to take out a piece of tissue. The tissue is then checked for cancer ... [... more]
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Repair of webbed fingers or toes - Overview
Repair of webbed fingers or toes is surgery to fix webbing of the toes, fingers, or both. The middle and ring fingers or the second and third toes are most often affected. General anesthesia (the patient is asleep and pain-free) is used. Doctors ... [... more]
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Retinal detachment repair - Overview
Scleral buckling; Vitrectomy; Pneumatic retinopexy; Laser retinopexy Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position. A detached retina means the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye has ... [... more]
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Congenital heart defect corrective surgery - Overview
Congenital heart surgery; Patent ductus arteriosus ligation; Hypoplastic left heart repair; Tetralogy of Fallot repair; Coarctation of the aorta repair; Heart surgery for children; Atrial septal defect repair; Ventricular septal defect repair; ... [... more]
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Meningocele repair - Overview
Spina bifida repair; Myelomeningocele repair; Myelomeningocele closure Meningocele repair is surgery to repair birth defects of the spine and spinal membranes. . For both meningoceles and myelomeningoceles, surgery consists of putting the spinal ... [... more]
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Parathyroidectomy - Overview
Parathyroidectomy is surgery to remove parathyroid glands or parathyroid tumors. Parathyroidectomy is done while you are under general anesthesia (unconscious and pain-free). Sometimes it is done with regional anesthesia (awake, but pain-free). ... [... more]
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Kidney transplant - Overview
A kidney transplant is surgery to place a healthy kidney into a person with kidney failure. Kidney transplants are one of the most common transplant operations in the United States. People with chronic kidney disease can receive lifesaving ... [... more]
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Carpal tunnel release - Overview
Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome -- pain and weakness in the hand caused by pressure on the median nerve at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is composed of two "walls" -- the deep wall is the bones of the wrist and [... more]
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Kidney removal - Overview
Kidney removal, also called nephrectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove a kidney. This surgery is done while you are asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia). The surgeon makes a cut in the abdomen or side of the abdomen (flank area). A rib ... [... more]
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Head and face reconstruction - Overview
Surgical treatment to repair deformities of the head and face (craniofacial). Surgery for head and face deformities (craniofacial reconstruction) depends on the type and severity of deformity, and the condition of the patient. In some cases, ... [... more]
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Lithotripsy - Overview
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Shock wave lithotripsy; Laser lithotripsy; Percutaneous lithotripsy; Endoscopic lithotripsy; ESWL There are several forms of lithotripsy. The most common is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). ... [... more]
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Feeding tube insertion - gastrostomy - Overview
Gastrostomy tube insertion; G-tube insertion; PEG tube insertion; Stomach tube insertion; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion A gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is the placement of a feeding tube through the skin and the stomach ... [... more]
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