Procedures – Organs
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Procedures – Organs
Tension-free vaginal tape procedure Thoracotomy Thyroidectomy TIPS TL - laparoscopic Total colectomy Total colectomy - laparoscopic Total gastrectomy Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Transplant, kidney Transplant, liver Transvaginal suspension Transversus abdominis plane block Tubal ligation - laparoscopic Tubal sterilization - laparoscopic Tube feeding
This resource is designed to provide comprehensive, but concise facts on a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures focusing on the organs of the body. All fact sheets in this quick reference guide are physician-reviewed and reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Relevant sources are provided for each fact sheet.
A
- Abdominal bladder suspension
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal exploration
- Abdominal hysterectomy - laparoscopic
- Abdominal paracentesis
- Abdominal tap
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal x-ray
- Adhesiolysis
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy - laparoscopic
- Allergy testing
- Anal sphincterotomy
- Antegrade colonic enema procedure
- Appendectomy
- Appendectomy - laparoscopic
- Appendicostomy
- Ascites fluid tap
- Augmentation cystoplasy--open surgery
- Augmentation, bladder--laparoscopic surgery
- Augmentation, bladder--open surgery
- Augmentation, cystoplasty--laparoscopic surgery
B
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Bariatric surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Barium meal
- Barium swallow
- Barium x-ray
- Biliary tract radionuclide scan
- Biopsy of liver
- Biopsy, bladder
- Biopsy, kidney
- Bladder augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
- Bladder augmentation--open surgery
- Bladder biopsy
- Bladder removal
- Burch procedure
C
- CAT scan
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystectomy - laparoscopic
- Cholescintigraphy
- Classic whipple
- Colectomy - laparoscopic
- Colectomy, partial and total
- Colon removal - laparoscopic
- Colon polypectomy
- Colon polyp removal
- Colon removal
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy / Ileostomy
- Computed axial tomography
- Computed tomography colonography
- Computed tomography enterography
- Computed tomography scan
- Conscious sedation
- CT colonography
- CT scan
- CT scan, abdomen
- CTE
- Cutting adhesions
- Cystectomy
- Cystocele and rectocele repair
- Cystogram
- Cystography
- Cystolitholapaxy
- Cystoplasty, augmentation--laparoscopic surgery
- Cystoplasty, augmentation--open surgery
- Cystoscopy
- Cystostomy, suprapubic
- Cystourethroscopy
E
F
G
H
- Hemorrhoid banding
- Hemorrhoid ligation
- Hemorrhoid removal
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hepatic resection
- Hepatobiliary imaging
- Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan
- Hepatobiliary scintigraphy
- Hernia repair
- Herniorrhaphy
- HIDA [a technetium-99m disopropyl analogue] scan
- HIDA scan
- Hysterectomy—laparoscopic
- Hysteroscopic sterilization
I
K
L
- Lap chole
- Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass
- Laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation
- Laparoscopic Ureterectomy with Reimplantation
- Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy, exploratory
- Laser lithotripsy
- Lateral internal sphincterotomy
- LIS
- Liver biopsy
- Liver resection
- Liver transplant
- Lower GI endoscopy
- Lower GI series
- Lyses of adhesions
M
O
P
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatectomy (central pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatectomy (distal pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatectomy (total pancreatectomy)
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Partial colectomy
- Partial colectomy - laparoscopic
- Partial gastrectomy
- PEG
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Peritoneal dialysis
- PET scan
- PET/CT scan
- Positron emission tomography
- Pyeloplasty
- Pyloric stenosis repair
- Pyloric stenosis repair - child
- Pyloromyotomy
- Pyloromyotomy - child
- Pyloroplasty
- Pyloroplasty - child
R
- Radical cystectomy
- Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism
- Removal of hemmorrhoid
- Removal of Stones in Ureter
- Removal, spleen
- Renal ultrasound
- Repair of vesico vaginal fistula
- Resection, hepatic
- Resection, liver
- Retropubic suspension
- RFA
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic procedures
- Robot-assisted urologic procedures
- Robotic surgery: overview
- Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
S
- Salivary gland surgery
- Salivary gland surgery (parotidectomy)
- Salivary gland surgery (sublingual gland surgery)
- Salivary gland surgery (submandibular sialoadenectomy)
- Sedation, conscious
- Sedation, moderate
- Sigmoidoscopy, flexible
- Sleeve gastric bypass
- Sling procedure
- Small bowel resection
- Small intestine surgery
- Sonogram
- Sphincterectomy, anal
- Spleen removal
- Splenectomy
- Sterilization, surgical - laparoscopic
- Sterilization, tubal - laparoscopic
- Stomach removal
- Stomach stapling - laparoscopic
- Stool occult blood test
- Subtotal gastrectomy
- Suprapubic cystostomy
- Surgery for anal fissures
- Surgery with keyhole incisions
- Surgical removal of the uterus [or womb] - laparoscopic
- Surgical removal, spleen
- Surgical removal, thyroid
- Surgical sterilization - laparoscopic
T
TAP blockU
- Ultrasound, abdominal
- Ultrasound, doppler
- Ultrasound, renal
- Ultrasound, kidneys
- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Upper GI series
- Ureteral stent placement
- Ureteral stenting
- Ureteroscopic stone removal
- Urethral suspension
- Urethral suspension - laparoscopic bladder suspension
- Urethral suspension - retropubic procedure
- Urethral suspension - sling procedure
- Urethral suspension - transvaginal procedure
- Uretic stent
- Urinary diversion surgery
- Urostomy
- Uterine fibroid removal - laparoscopic
V
W
- Weight Reduction surgery
- Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
- Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty
- Whipple procedure
- Whipple procedure (pp whipple)
- Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy)
- Whipple procedure (pylorus-preserving whipple procedure)
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